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westing
west·ing W0100900 (wĕs′tĭng)n.1. The westerly component of the distance traveled between two positions.2. Progress toward the west. [From west.]westing (ˈwɛstɪŋ) n (Navigation) nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a westerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in longitudewest•ing (ˈwɛs tɪŋ) n. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward. [1620–30] westing
westing[′west·iŋ] (navigation) The distance a craft makes good to the west. |