southwest

noun/ˌsaʊθˈwɛst/

Frequency rank: #3,718 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The direction between south and west.

Illustration for the English word “southwest”

Example sentence

The compass needle points to the southwest when you head in that direction.

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