west by south

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. : WbS

west by south

noun

1. one point on the compass south of west, 258° 45′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

He steered, as nearly as he could calculate, west-by-south, allowing at a guess for the set of the tide.

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They were in open water again, still making—or at any rate the boat so pointed—west-by-south.

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I pricked that place off on the chart with my dividers, and with my parallel rulers found that west-by-south was the true course.

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According to his story he was obliged to tack and take the direction of west-by-south.

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About fifty minutes after sunset, observed a strong ray of light in the west-by-south quarter, supposed to be a zodiacal light.

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