"westing" meaning in All languages combined

See westing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: westings [plural]
Etymology: west + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|west|ing}} west + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} westing (plural westings)
  1. A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
    Sense id: en-westing-en-noun-HobbZCJz
  2. (nautical) A distance travelled westward. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-westing-en-noun-m6bqfxBG Topics: nautical, transport

Verb [English]

Etymology: west + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|west|ing}} west + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} westing
  1. present participle and gerund of west Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: west
    Sense id: en-westing-en-verb-ximXbswI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 15 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 24 20 56

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for westing meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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