west-south-westwardsn.adv.
/ˌwɛs(t)saʊ(θ)ˈwɛstwədz/, U.S. /ˌwɛs(t)ˌsaʊ(θ)ˈwɛs(t)wərdz/ A. n.
= west-south-west n. rare.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-south-west > [noun]
west-south-westa1475
west-south-westwards1584
west-south-westward1589
1584 R. Norman tr. C. Antoniszoon Safegard of Sailers f. 68v From the south end of Laland, there stretches out a Riffe or banke towards the west southwestwardes.
1801 Oriental Navigator (ed. 2) 16 The westerly winds generally inclining to blow from the tropical or warmer regions, as in north latitudes from the west-south-westwards.
1955 J. C. Brown & A. K. Dey India's Min. Wealth (ed. 3) i. 60 The Coal Measures continue cropping out to the west-south-westwards around the scarp.
B. adv.
= west-south-west adv. 1.
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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
1853 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1852 49 This slate extends east-north-eastwards and west-south-westwards.
1913 S. Hedin Trans-Himalaya III. xi. 108 Our march was continued west-south-westwards, over wintry white hills and through crunching snow.
1953 Geogr. Jrnl. 119 184 Its southern limits are formed by a series of uplands that run fairly continuously west-south-westwards from the Homs-Misurata area towards Nalut.
2007 W. A. Otman & E. Karlberg Libyan Econ. i. 2 Moving west south-westwards from Kufra for about 400 km the Tibesti is reached.
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