west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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Of the three visible planets visible to the naked eye, Venus will shine low in the east, Jupiter in the east-southeast and Saturn in the west-southwest.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck at a depth of 16 miles, with its epicenter roughly 8 miles west-southwest of Petrolia.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The quakes were recorded approximately 102 miles west-southwest of Port Orford, Oregon.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Twelve-E was located about 190 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
As of early Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s center was was located roughly 545 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and 365 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, where residents are already beginning to feel its effects, the National Hurricane Center said its latest update.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
The system is forecast to move west-southwest over part of Florida and into the north-central part of the Gulf.
—Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck at a depth of 16 miles, with its epicenter roughly 8 miles west-southwest of Petrolia.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The quakes were recorded approximately 102 miles west-southwest of Port Orford, Oregon.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Twelve-E was located about 190 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds near 35 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
As of early Wednesday afternoon, the storm’s center was was located roughly 545 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and 365 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, where residents are already beginning to feel its effects, the National Hurricane Center said its latest update.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
The system is forecast to move west-southwest over part of Florida and into the north-central part of the Gulf.
—Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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“West-southwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/west-southwest. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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