south by west
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Soon the fraying American regiments were being hounded south by west through New Jersey, and by Christmas Day King George’s troops had driven them across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The course is south by west, three-quarters west, when the lighthouse bears west by south.
From A Victorious Union by Optic, Oliver
The first dispatch from Consul General Skinner was as follows: Admiralty reports American steamer Nebraskan, Liverpool for Delaware Breakwater, torpedoed forty miles south by west of Fastnet.
From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
They were following in the wake of the main squadron towards Port Arthur, steering south by west from the mouth of the river.
From Under the Dragon Flag My Experiences in the Chino-Japanese War by Allan, James
"I told him you had said southwest by south, and he made it south by west."
From The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands by Stratemeyer, Edward
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