west-southwest

[ west-south-west; Nautical west-sou-west ]

/ ˈwɛstˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈwɛstˌsaʊˈwɛst /

Navigation, Surveying

noun

a point on the compass midway between west and southwest.

adjective

coming from this point: a west-southwest wind.

directed toward this point: a west-southwest course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing west-southwest.Abbreviation: WSW

Origin of west-southwest

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby west-southwest

West Puente Valley, West Riding, West Saxon, West Seneca, West Side, west-southwest, west-southwestward, West Springfield, West St. Paul, West Suffolk, West Sussex

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Example sentences from the Web for west-southwest

Uangnang, west-northwest, Cumberland Sound; west-southwest in Akudnirn.
The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas
One of these branches rises in the west-southwest, near the headwaters of the Arkansas.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville|Washington Irving
"And when it blows from the west-southwest we say, evil befall this time of storm," said Padre Francesco, nodding wisely.
Whosoever Shall Offend|F. Marion Crawford
Christy had taken a course from the entrance of 253 the sound, half way between the island and Town Point, west-southwest.
Within The Enemy's Lines|Oliver Optic

At eleven, our line being well formed, Suffren made signal to keep away to west-southwest, by a movement all together.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783|A. T. Mahan

British Dictionary definitions for west-southwest

west-southwest

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between southwest and west, 247° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: WSW

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	west-southwest
释义	west-southwest [ west-south-west; Nautical west-sou-west ] / ˈwɛstˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈwɛstˌsaʊˈwɛst / Navigation, Surveying noun a point on the compass midway between west and southwest. adjective coming from this point: a west-southwest wind. directed toward this point: a west-southwest course. adverb toward this point: sailing west-southwest.Abbreviation: WSW Origin of west-southwest Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby west-southwest West Puente Valley, West Riding, West Saxon, West Seneca, West Side, west-southwest, west-southwestward, West Springfield, West St. Paul, West Suffolk, West Sussex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for west-southwest Uangnang, west-northwest, Cumberland Sound; west-southwest in Akudnirn. The Central Eskimo\|Franz Boas One of these branches rises in the west-southwest, near the headwaters of the Arkansas. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville\|Washington Irving "And when it blows from the west-southwest we say, evil befall this time of storm," said Padre Francesco, nodding wisely. Whosoever Shall Offend\|F. Marion Crawford Christy had taken a course from the entrance of 253 the sound, half way between the island and Town Point, west-southwest. Within The Enemy's Lines\|Oliver Optic At eleven, our line being well formed, Suffren made signal to keep away to west-southwest, by a movement all together. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783\|A. T. Mahan British Dictionary definitions for west-southwest west-southwest noun the point on the compass or the direction midway between southwest and west, 247° 30′ clockwise from north adjective, adverb in, from, or towards this direction Symbol: WSW Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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