Definition of "Southwest" :

noun: a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

noun: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

noun: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

noun: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

adjective: situated in or oriented toward the southwest

adjective: coming from the southwest

"The winds are southwesterly."

adverb: to, toward, or in the southwest