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WEST BY NORTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does west by north mean?
• WEST BY NORTH (noun)
The noun WEST BY NORTH has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is one point north of due west
Familiarity information: WEST BY NORTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is one point north of due west
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
WbN; west by north
Hypernyms ("west by north" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
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