The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due west and southwest, or 112°30′ west of due north.
adj.To, toward, of, facing, or in the west-southwest.
adv.In, from, or toward the west-southwest.
west-southwest
Did you mean: west-southwest, Boxing the compass
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west-south·west (wĕst'south'wĕst', -sou-wĕst') |
n. (Abbr. WSW)
| WordNet: west southwest |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the compass point midway between west and southwest
Synonym: WSW
Did you mean: west-southwest, Boxing the compass
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 | WSW (abbreviation) |
| SWbW (abbreviation) |
| Mansfield (city of north-central Ohio) |
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