southwestern
southwestern
Definition
south·west·ern (---tərn)
adjective
- in, of, to, toward, or facing southwest
- from the southwest a southwestern wind
- ☆ of or characteristic of the Southwest
South′·west′·erner noun
southwestern
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- sewage-pond: At the southwestern sewage-pond, singing from the reedbed.
- corner: Cincinnati is in the southwestern corner of Ohio on the northern shore of the Ohio River.
- province: Her research focuses on minority culture in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan.
- coast: Phuket, Thailand's largest island, is located on its southwestern coast.
- tip: Getting There South Lakes Wild Animal Park is situated just outside Dalton in Furness at the southwestern tip of the Lake District.
- edge: On the southwestern edge of the village, the mansion of Newton Park has been taken over by an hotel chain.
Modifying Another Word
- far: It was the far southwestern corner of Swildon's hole.
Browse dictionary entries near southwestern
- southwesterly
- southwester
- southwest by west
- southwest by south
- southwest
- Southwark
- southwards
- southwardly
- southward
- southron
