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单词 norwesting
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norwestingn.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-westing n.
Etymology: Probably shortened < north-westing n. (although this is first attested slightly later; compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.).
Obsolete.
= north-westing n.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass > variation
north-easting1555
variation of the compass, (lodestone,) or needle?a1560
norwesting1561
north-westing1571
variation1595
declination1625
magnetic variation1696
variation of the variation1706
magnetic declination1787
1561 R. Eden tr. M. Cortés Arte Nauigation Epistle sig. A iii The maner and causes of the Northeastinge & Norwesting (commonly called the variation of the compasse).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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