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 high temperature will hover near 109 degrees with west-southwest winds up to 7 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
On Wednesday evening, the storm was 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, traveling west-southwest at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Space Frontiers–Hulton Archive/Getty Images Two planets—and maybe a comet—could also be spotted
Venus will be visible 15 degrees west-southwest of the sun 10 minutes before totality, according to Astronomy.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
The duo will appear in the west-southwest sky after sunset.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
Venus will lie 15° west-southwest of the eclipsed Sun.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
The quake hit at 2:44 a.m. and was located 69 miles west-southwest of San Diego and about 25 miles south of San Clemente Island.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
The quake struck about 23 miles west-southwest from Mentone, Texas, around 4:27 a.m. local time.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
But the survey also showed many new, previously undetected Roman forts running west-southwest between the Euphrates Valley and western Syria, as well as connecting the Tigris and Khabur rivers.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
On Wednesday evening, the storm was 305 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas, traveling west-southwest at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Space Frontiers–Hulton Archive/Getty Images Two planets—and maybe a comet—could also be spotted
Venus will be visible 15 degrees west-southwest of the sun 10 minutes before totality, according to Astronomy.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
The duo will appear in the west-southwest sky after sunset.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
Venus will lie 15° west-southwest of the eclipsed Sun.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
The quake hit at 2:44 a.m. and was located 69 miles west-southwest of San Diego and about 25 miles south of San Clemente Island.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
The quake struck about 23 miles west-southwest from Mentone, Texas, around 4:27 a.m. local time.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
But the survey also showed many new, previously undetected Roman forts running west-southwest between the Euphrates Valley and western Syria, as well as connecting the Tigris and Khabur rivers.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
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