south by west

noun Navigation, Surveying.

a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW

Words nearby south by west

southbound, Southbridge, South Burlington, Southbury, south by east, south by west, South Carolina, South Carolinian, South Caucasian, South Charleston, South China Sea

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Example sentences from the Web for south by west

We made our easting, worked down through the doldrums, and caught a fresh breeze out of south-by-west.
The Cruise of the Snark|Jack London
It was dark by now, with stars in the sky and a breath of wind from the south and south-by-west.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
At two o'clock in the morning, the wind veered round to south-by-west, and moderated, but a heavy sea was still running.
An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island|John Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for south by west

south by west

noun

one point on the compass west of south; 191° 15′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

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单词	south by west
释义	south by west noun Navigation, Surveying. a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW Words nearby south by west southbound, Southbridge, South Burlington, Southbury, south by east, south by west, South Carolina, South Carolinian, South Caucasian, South Charleston, South China Sea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for south by west We made our easting, worked down through the doldrums, and caught a fresh breeze out of south-by-west. The Cruise of the Snark\|Jack London It was dark by now, with stars in the sky and a breath of wind from the south and south-by-west. The Harbor Master\|Theodore Goodridge Roberts At two o'clock in the morning, the wind veered round to south-by-west, and moderated, but a heavy sea was still running. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island\|John Hunter British Dictionary definitions for south by west south by west noun one point on the compass west of south; 191° 15′ clockwise from north adjective, adverb in, from, or towards this direction 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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