westing

[ wes-ting ]

/ ˈwɛs tɪŋ /

noun

Navigation. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward; westerly departure.

Surveying. a distance west from a north-south reference line.

Origin of westing

First recorded in 1620–30; west + -ing¹

Words nearby westing

Westie, West Indian, West Indian cedar, West Indies, West Indies Associated States, westing, Westinghouse, Westinghouse brake, West Irian, West Islip, West Jordan

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Example sentences from the Web for westing

Since then, and up till noon, I had made 23.7 miles of westing.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
The sun was westing; the shadows stretched among the evergreen oaks; the outer air was sweet.
Daisy|Elizabeth Wetherell
Well, this is running your westing down if anybody should ride up in a go-devil and ask you.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
Not alone were they nimble because of the westing, but a benignant sun was shining down and limbering their stiff bodies.
When God Laughs and Other Stories|Jack London

In order to move the mountain of flesh a Westing purchase and a "handy-billy" (rope and block purchase) had to be rigged.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for westing

westing

/ (ˈwɛstɪŋ) /

noun

nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a westerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in longitude

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单词	westing
释义	westing [ wes-ting ] / ˈwɛs tɪŋ / noun Navigation. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward; westerly departure. Surveying. a distance west from a north-south reference line. Origin of westing First recorded in 1620–30; west + -ing¹ Words nearby westing Westie, West Indian, West Indian cedar, West Indies, West Indies Associated States, westing, Westinghouse, Westinghouse brake, West Irian, West Islip, West Jordan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for westing Since then, and up till noon, I had made 23.7 miles of westing. The Cruise of the Snark\|Jack London The sun was westing; the shadows stretched among the evergreen oaks; the outer air was sweet. Daisy\|Elizabeth Wetherell Well, this is running your westing down if anybody should ride up in a go-devil and ask you. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London Not alone were they nimble because of the westing, but a benignant sun was shining down and limbering their stiff bodies. When God Laughs and Other Stories\|Jack London In order to move the mountain of flesh a Westing purchase and a "handy-billy" (rope and block purchase) had to be rigged. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson British Dictionary definitions for westing westing / (ˈwɛstɪŋ) / noun nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a westerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in longitude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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