English Online Dictionary. What means southwest? What does southwest mean?
English
Alternative forms
- south-west (UK)
- sou'-west (nautical)
- SW (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saʊθˈwɛst/
- (nautical, dialectal) IPA(key): /saʊˈwɛst/
- Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
southwest (plural southwests)
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
- Antonym: northeast
Coordinate terms
(compass points)
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
southwest (not generally comparable, comparative more southwest, superlative most southwest)
- Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
- Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
Translations
Adverb
southwest (not generally comparable, comparative more southwest, superlative most southwest)
- Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.