west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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The earthquake's epicenter was situated approximately 6 miles west-southwest of Manton and occurred at a depth of 6 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Octave is currently located about 885 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Winds have decreased to 5 mph or less, but are expected to increase again throughout the day, reaching 15 to 20 mph out of the west-southwest, with gusts up to 25 mph possible.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 180 miles north of Great Abaco Island and 755 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Imelda was centered about 755 miles west-southwest of Bermuda on Tuesday morning.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Octave is currently located about 885 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph with higher gusts.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Winds have decreased to 5 mph or less, but are expected to increase again throughout the day, reaching 15 to 20 mph out of the west-southwest, with gusts up to 25 mph possible.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025
Category 1 Hurricane Imelda is in the Atlantic Ocean, 180 miles north of Great Abaco Island and 755 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Imelda was centered about 755 miles west-southwest of Bermuda on Tuesday morning.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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“West-southwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/west-southwest. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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