south by west
a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW
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How to use south by west in a sentence
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“Thirty-six miles south-by-west of Portland Bill,” answered the skipper.
The Log of a Privateersman | Harry CollingwoodIt 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 RobertsFrom that point the boundary runs south-by-west to the Guaso Nyiro River, which forms the eastern half of the southern boundary.
Our Vanishing Wild Life | William T. HornadayAt two o'clock in the morning, the wind veered round to south-by-west, and moderated, but a heavy sea was still running.
British Dictionary definitions for south by west
one point on the compass west of south; 191° 15′ clockwise from north
in, from, or towards this direction
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