"west-southwest" meaning in English

See west-southwest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: west southwest [alternative], west-south-west [alternative], WSW [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} west-southwest (not comparable)
  1. Of, in or pertaining to the west-southwest; west-southwestern. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-southwest-en-adj-zvsoQNgN Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 35
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of the west-southwest; west-southwestward; west-southwesterly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-west-southwest-en-adj-B8FUL7TG
  3. Coming from the west-southwest; west-southwesterly. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Compass points
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Adverb

Forms: west southwest [alternative], west-south-west [alternative], WSW [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} west-southwest (not comparable)
  1. Towards or in the direction of the west-southwest; west-southwestwards. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-southwest-en-adv-L6BYVJIY Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 35

Noun

Forms: west southwest [alternative], west-south-west [alternative], WSW [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} west-southwest (uncountable)
  1. The compass point halfway between southwest and west; specifically at a bearing of 247.5°. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Compass points Translations (compass point): vestsydvest (Danish), länsilounas (Finnish), ouest-sud-ouest [masculine] (French), oeste-suroeste [masculine] (Galician), δυτικά-νοτιοδυτικά (dytiká-notiodytiká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), nyugat-délnyugat (Hungarian), 西南西 (seinansei) (Japanese), barat barat daya (Malay), vest-sørvest (Norwegian Bokmål), vest-sørvest (Norwegian Nynorsk), oés-sudoeste [masculine] (Portuguese), oesuroeste (Spanish), västsydväst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-west-southwest-en-noun-ZohxkGQo Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 35

Alternative forms

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          "text": "We are travelling west-southwest at the moment.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Towards or in the direction of the west-southwest; west-southwestwards."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west-southwestward",
          "west-southwestward"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "west-southwest"
}

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