south by west

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.

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

south by west

noun

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

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

We made our easting, worked down through the doldrums, and caught a fresh breeze out of south-by-west.

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“Thirty-six miles south-by-west of Portland Bill,” answered the skipper.

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It was dark by now, with stars in the sky and a breath of wind from the south and south-by-west.

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From that point the boundary runs south-by-west to the Guaso Nyiro River, which forms the eastern half of the southern boundary.

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At two o'clock in the morning, the wind veered round to south-by-west, and moderated, but a heavy sea was still running.

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