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