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 course is south by west, three-quarters west, when the lighthouse bears west by south.
From A Victorious Union by Oliver Optic
"She was headed about west by south; and very likely it was the one which ran into the Travancore, for no other was reported."
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Oliver Optic
It bore west by south, and appeared to be from eleven to thirteen miles distant, as near as could be determined.
From An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by John Hunter
We went along the ranges which confine the river on the left bank for forty-eight minutes, when we reached a point about two miles west by south from camp.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough
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