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noun Navigation, Surveying.
a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbS
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British Dictionary definitions for southwest by south

southwest by south

noun
one point on the compass south of southwest; 213° 45′ clockwise from north
adjective, adverb
in, from, or towards this direction
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