south by west

noun Navigation, Surveying.

a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW

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Historical Examples of south by west

At two o'clock in the morning, the wind veered round to south-by-west, and moderated, but a heavy sea was still running.
An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island
John Hunter
We made our easting, worked down through the doldrums, and caught a fresh breeze out of south-by-west.
The Cruise of the Snark
Jack London
It was dark by now, with stars in the sky and a breath of wind from the south and south-by-west.
The Harbor Master
Theodore Goodridge Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for south by west

south by west

noun

one point on the compass west of south; 191° 15′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

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