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DUE WEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does due west mean?
• DUE WEST (noun)
The noun DUE WEST has 1 sense:
1. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Familiarity information: DUE WEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("due west" is a kind of...):
cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)
Context examples
Exactly, for Amy keeps me pointing due west most of the time, with only an occasional whiffle round to the south, and I haven't had an easterly spell since I was married.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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