"westabout" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: west + about Etymology templates: {{compound|en|west|about}} west + about Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} westabout (not comparable)
  1. Westward, heading west. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-westabout-en-adj-lD2IJpSJ

Adverb

Etymology: west + about Etymology templates: {{compound|en|west|about}} west + about Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} westabout (not comparable)
  1. Westwards, heading west. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-westabout-en-adv-nVqDYKKz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Download JSON data for westabout meaning in English (1.3kB)

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