southwest

The direction or point on the mariner’s compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north.

An area or region lying in the southwest.

A region of the southwest United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Nevada and sometimes Utah and Colorado.

To, toward, of, facing, or in the southwest.

Originating in or coming from the southwest.

In, from, or toward the southwest.

To or from the southwest: as, the ship proceeded southwest; the wind blew southwest.

That point on the horizon between south and west which is equally distant from them.

A wind blowing from the southwest.

With the definite article, the southwestern regions of the United States: in this phrase are often included the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas, the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, and the Indian Territory.