the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to or situated in the southwest.
In the direction of southwest or nearly so: as, to sail a southwestern course.
From the direction of the southwest or nearly so: as, a southwestern wind.
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adj. of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
adj. situated in or oriented toward the southwest
n. a dialect of Middle English
Word Usage
"When in southwestern Iowa and the emergency broadcast network breaks over the radio with a tornado warning ... and you pull off the highway to hide under an overpass ... it's not a cool parenting move to suggest to the 8-year old in the back seat that he look out the window and see if he can spot a funnel cloud."