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noun Navigation, Surveying.
a point on the compass 11°15′ west of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbW
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British Dictionary definitions for southwest by west
southwest by west
noun
one point on the compass north of southwest, 236° 15′ clockwise from north
adjective, adverb
in, from, or towards this direction
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