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