Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due west and southwest, or 112°30′ west of due north.
- adjective To, toward, of, facing, or in the west-southwest.
- adverb In, from, or toward the west-southwest.
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- noun The
compass bearing orcompass point halfway between west and southwest, specifically 247.5°, abbreviated asWSW .
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Examples
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It was a steady, hard wind now, blowing west-southwest without the slightest deviation.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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At the end of a mile, when the white scar on the bluff bore west-southwest, the lead vindicated the "Directory," and the anchor rumbled down in nine fathoms.
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John Aren says Rodriguez gave 432 items to the store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit, less than one week after his ouster.
It's Really Over: Rodriguez Donates Mich Garb To Salvation Army Store AP 2011
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Likikili Bay, that's more like it; deep indentation, mangrove swamps, good holding in nine fathoms when white scar in bluff bears west-southwest.
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John Aren says Rodriguez gave 432 items to the store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit, less than one week after his ouster.
It's Really Over: Rodriguez Donates Mich Garb To Salvation Army Store AP 2011
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John Aren says Rodriguez gave 432 items to the store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit, less than one week after his ouster.
It's Really Over: Rodriguez Donates Mich Garb To Salvation Army Store AP 2011
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It was a steady, hard wind now, blowing west-southwest without the slightest deviation.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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It was a steady, hard wind now, blowing west-southwest without the slightest deviation.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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It was a steady, hard wind now, blowing west-southwest without the slightest deviation.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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John Aren says Rodriguez gave 432 items to the store in Wayne, about 15 miles west-southwest of Detroit, less than one week after his ouster.
It's Really Over: Rodriguez Donates Mich Garb To Salvation Army Store AP 2011
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