SW

Compass point abbreviation

SW is a standard abbreviation for southwest, where the S and W are the initials of south and west.

SW is also used to abbreviate a number of other things, including single words beginning with those letters (like switch), and compounds and phrases in which the first word begins with S and the second word begins with W, such as social work(er).

direction

southwest

Cardinal point between two others

heading · orientation · navigation · cardinal · intercardinal · azimuth · waypoint · course · diagonal · corner

software

software

Programs directing computer operations

code · engineering · tech · version · update · suite · system · platform · tools · computing

region

Southwest

Arid American expanse

Nevada · Utah · desert · Sonoran · Mojave · Santa Fe · Tucson · Mesa · canyon · arroyo

abbreviation

shortwave

High-frequency radio band

band · ham · transmission · antenna · receiver · signal · wavelength · amateur · propagation

airline

Southwest Airlines

American budget airline

budget · no-frills · open seating · carrier · domestic · fare

Categories
Opposites
compass direction

SWnortheast

Direction between two poles

N · north · E · east · NW

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G