SOUTHWEST, noun [south and west.] The point of the compass equally distant from the south and west.
SOUTHWEST, adjective
1. Lying in the direction of the southwest; as a southwest country.
2. Coming from the southwest; as a southwest wind.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.