WSW

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abbreviation

west-southwest.

women who have sex with women.

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Words nearby WSW

wry-necked, W.S., WSA, WSSD, WST, WSW, wt., WTC, WTF, WTG, WTO

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How to use WSW in a sentence

It was one of those evenings, wind WSW., when the sea and sky look stormier than they are, or will be.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
On the 28th their course was still WSW and their distance increased 20 miles in that direction.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2|David Collins
They then determined to keep their former course of WSW, but found the country rocky and barren.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2|David Collins
Unfortunately, the wind was against us, blowing from the WSW.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont|Louis de Rougemont

On the 30th, they continued for 16 miles in the same direction of WSW.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2|David Collins

British Dictionary definitions for WSW

WSW

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west-southwest

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