west-southwest

[ west-south-west; Nautical west-sou-west ]

/ ˈwɛstˌsaʊθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈwɛstˌsaʊˈwɛst /

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noun

a point on the compass midway between west and southwest.

adjective

coming from this point: a west-southwest wind.

directed toward this point: a west-southwest course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing west-southwest.Abbreviation: WSW

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Origin of west-southwest

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby west-southwest

West Puente Valley, West Riding, West Saxon, West Seneca, West Side, west-southwest, west-southwestward, West Springfield, West St. Paul, West Suffolk, West Sussex

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How to use west-southwest in a sentence

There is, however, a separate wing of AQAP designed to inspire their followers to conduct attacks against the West.
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The need for an Ebola vaccine in West Africa has never been greater.
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With Ebola still raging in West Africa, the race to find a vaccine is heating up.
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I meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
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AirAsia, on the other hand, is a relatively new carrier, an upstart in the tradition of Southwest Airlines in the United States.
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The volcanic eruptions of the mountains on the west broke down its barriers, and let its waters flow.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
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Of course, my first row was a long one, quite through the city from west to east, including innumerable turnings and windings.
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British Dictionary definitions for west-southwest

west-southwest

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between southwest and west, 247° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: WSW

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