west by south
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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In the fall its drift was west by south, carrying it away from the Pole.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fair weather held and for several days the little fleet cruised west by south, then southerly when they had picked up the Virginia Capes.
From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)
That ere one moon had waxed and waned his dugout was prepared for its long journey inland, west by south, along the waterway of two great Lands!
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
On the 6th, in the morning, we made the land in latitude 33° 30' south; and at noon Cape Three Points bore west by south, distant off shore four leagues.
From An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by Hunter, John
At noon, being through the streights, we hauled up west by south.
From An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by Hunter, John
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