west-south-westwardn.adv.

Brit.

/ˌwɛs(t)saʊ(θ)ˈwɛstwəd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛs(t)ˌsaʊ(θ)ˈwɛs(t)wərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: west-south-west adv., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < west-south-west adv. + -ward suffix. Compare slightly earlier west-south-westwards n.

A. n.

= west-south-west n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-south-west > [noun]

west-south-westa1475

west-south-westwards1584

west-south-westward1589

1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 Certaine Currants, which did set to the West Southwestward.

1744 Christian Hist. (Boston) 11 Feb. 394 Brief Account of the Revival of Religion at Brookline, about five Miles to the West South Westward of Boston.

1852 India Directory (ed. 6) I. 439 The squalls come mostly from west-south-westward.

1915 Bay of Biscay Pilot ix. 539 This berth is exposed to the west-southwestward.

2002 W. Carpenter Wooden Nickel (2003) xi. 258 They take off to the west-southwestward, swinging far over to avoid Lucky's field of traps.

B. adv.

= west-south-west adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-south-west > [adverb]

west-south-west?1440

west-south-west1513

west-south-westerly1797

west-south-westward1808

west-south-westwards1853

1808 Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd I. 307 A part of the How as it is then seen west-south-westward through the pass.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 229 Westward, or more exactly west-south-westward, of the district we have been considering, rise the islands of Procida and Ischia.

1911 W. H. Hobbs Characteristics Existing Glaciers xiii. 224 This was met on the long sledge journey of Nordenskiöld and Sobral in a direction west-southwestward from the winter quarters at Snow Hill Island.

2002 D. R. Schwimmer King of Crocodylians v. 101 During the transgressive stages of the ocean waters, the shoreline migrated west-southwestward.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west-south-westward
释义	west-south-westwardn.adv. Brit. /ˌwɛs(t)saʊ(θ)ˈwɛstwəd/, U.S. /ˌwɛs(t)ˌsaʊ(θ)ˈwɛs(t)wərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: west-south-west adv., -ward suffix. Etymology: < west-south-west adv. + -ward suffix. Compare slightly earlier west-south-westwards n. A. n. = west-south-west n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-south-west > [noun] west-south-westa1475 west-south-westwards1584 west-south-westward1589 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 113 Certaine Currants, which did set to the West Southwestward. 1744 Christian Hist. (Boston) 11 Feb. 394 Brief Account of the Revival of Religion at Brookline, about five Miles to the West South Westward of Boston. 1852 India Directory (ed. 6) I. 439 The squalls come mostly from west-south-westward. 1915 Bay of Biscay Pilot ix. 539 This berth is exposed to the west-southwestward. 2002 W. Carpenter Wooden Nickel (2003) xi. 258 They take off to the west-southwestward, swinging far over to avoid Lucky's field of traps. B. adv. = west-south-west adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-south-west > [adverb] west-south-west?1440 west-south-west1513 west-south-westerly1797 west-south-westward1808 west-south-westwards1853 1808 Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd I. 307 A part of the How as it is then seen west-south-westward through the pass. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius viii. 229 Westward, or more exactly west-south-westward, of the district we have been considering, rise the islands of Procida and Ischia. 1911 W. H. Hobbs Characteristics Existing Glaciers xiii. 224 This was met on the long sledge journey of Nordenskiöld and Sobral in a direction west-southwestward from the winter quarters at Snow Hill Island. 2002 D. R. Schwimmer King of Crocodylians v. 101 During the transgressive stages of the ocean waters, the shoreline migrated west-southwestward. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.1589
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