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Definition of Southwest by west
1. Noun. The compass point that is one point west of southwest.
Definition of Southwest by west
1. Noun. The compass point halfway between southwest and west-southwest, specifically 236.25°, abbreviated as SWbW. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Southwest By West
Literary usage of Southwest by west
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North Coast of France Pilot: Including the Channel Islands by United States Hydrographic Office (1917)
"The ebb commences immediately and runs northwest by north for 3 hours, or until
4£ hours after high water in the harbor; it then turns to southwest by west ..."
2. Reports of Judgments of Hon. Edward Fox, United States District Judge for by Edward Fox, Thomas Hawes Haskell, United States District Court (Maine) (1887)
"The master says his course was more, southwest to southwest by west up to time
of collision, whilst Tate, who says he passed the Mary C. sailing a like ..."
3. Russian Expansion on the Pacific, 1641-1850: An Account of the Earliest and by Frank Alfred Golder (1914)
"... wind mainly southwest by west; during the next twenty-four hours three more
miles were added, the wind being from the northwest by west. ..."
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