southwest by west
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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The Josephine still sped on her course, southwest by west; and still the mystery of her destination remained unsolved.
From Down the Rhine Young America in Germany by Optic, Oliver
Following the above-mentioned course he sailed to the altitude of nine and one-half degrees, whence he sailed southwest by west to fourteen degrees, where he changed his course to northwest by west.
From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander
Cape Henry, the southern point of the entrance to the Chesapeake, then bore southwest by west, distant forty miles.
From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
Other eyewitnesses depose that they observed an incandescent object of enormous proportions hurtling through the atmosphere at a terrifying velocity in a trajectory directed southwest by west.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
The adelantado ordered three crosses to be planted, and on Saturday, August fifth, to weigh anchor and set sail southwest by west.
From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander
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