west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
ˈwest-ˌsau̇th-ˈwest 
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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The earthquake's epicenter was roughly 1 mile west-southwest of Pinnacles and occurred at a depth of 4 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
It was centered 100 miles (160 kilometers) west-southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, and about 170 miles (275 kilometers) southeast of San Salvador, El Salvador.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Hurricane center forecasters said in an early morning June 4 advisory Amanda was located about 1,500 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The quakes included a magnitude 5.1 earthquake about 40 miles west of Petrolia, which struck at 5:45 a.m., and a larger magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck just before 4 a.m. farther offshore, west-southwest of Pistol River, Oregon.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
It was centered 100 miles (160 kilometers) west-southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, and about 170 miles (275 kilometers) southeast of San Salvador, El Salvador.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Hurricane center forecasters said in an early morning June 4 advisory Amanda was located about 1,500 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The quakes included a magnitude 5.1 earthquake about 40 miles west of Petrolia, which struck at 5:45 a.m., and a larger magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck just before 4 a.m. farther offshore, west-southwest of Pistol River, Oregon.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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