southwest by south

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. SWbS

southwest by south

noun

1. one point on the compass south of southwest; 213° 45′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

She put out her hand a little nor'-nor'east of her chatelaine watch, when Mrs. Payley put out her hand some four inches southwest by south, and waited calmly for Mrs. Payley to correct herself.

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No man who walks with his toes pointing southwest by south, and southeast by south, when he is going south, will ever get into France on his own feet, carrying a knapsack and a rifle.

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"The captain gave it to me southwest by south," answered the man.

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"He was steering due south, and I told him to make it southwest by south."

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"I told him you had said southwest by south, and he made it south by west."

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