Word info

west southwest

Speech parts

1. west southwest - Noun

2. west southwest - Adjective

3. west southwest - Adverb

Meaning

west southwest (uncountable)

Alternative form of west-southwest

west southwest (not comparable)

Alternative form of west-southwest

west-southwest (uncountable)

The compass point halfway between southwest and west; specifically at a bearing of 247.5°.
Antonym: east-northeast

Of, in or pertaining to the west-southwest; west-southwestern.

Situated toward or in the direction of the west-southwest; west-southwestward; west-southwesterly.
A west-southwest course.

Coming from the west-southwest; west-southwesterly.
A west-southwest wind.

west-southwest (not comparable)

Towards or in the direction of the west-southwest; west-southwestwards.
We are travelling west-southwest at the moment.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

west-southwest

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Examples

I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course. Colin Hay

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Source: Internet

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 80. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Source: Internet

Sunny, with a high near 38. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Source: Internet

These upper tropospheric cyclonic vortices, also known as TUTT cells or TUTT lows, usually move slowly from east-northeast to west-southwest, and their bases generally do not extend below 20,000 feet in altitude. Source: Internet

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Source: Internet

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