west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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Johnston Atoll is the closest island in the monument to Hawaii, about 717 nautical miles west-southwest of the state.
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Brilliant Sirius, a winter luminary and the brightest of all the stars, is disappearing in the west-southwest, while Deneb, a star of the summer season, is just beginning to peek above the north-northeast horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Residents can expect winds to be from the west-southwest shifting to west-northwest as high as 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 25 to 35 mph and relative humidity as low as 15 to 20 percent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2025
The easiest way to see the planetary lineup is to head outside at dusk and find Venus, the brightest and most conspicuous of the planets, shining in the west-southwest sky.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The Lilac fire burned in a west-southwest direction in a region that has had virtually no rain since last spring.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The comet will be very close — only a few degrees — above the east-southeast horizon on Sunday morning and a similar distance above the west-southwest horizon on Tuesday evening.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, the pair make for a lovely sight in the west-southwest sky as darkness falls.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Brilliant Sirius, a winter luminary and the brightest of all the stars, is disappearing in the west-southwest, while Deneb, a star of the summer season, is just beginning to peek above the north-northeast horizon.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 May 2025
The west-southwest winds today will blow over the entire fetch of Lake Erie, helping to shove the water towards the eastern end of the lake.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Residents can expect winds to be from the west-southwest shifting to west-northwest as high as 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up to 25 to 35 mph and relative humidity as low as 15 to 20 percent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2025
The easiest way to see the planetary lineup is to head outside at dusk and find Venus, the brightest and most conspicuous of the planets, shining in the west-southwest sky.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
The Lilac fire burned in a west-southwest direction in a region that has had virtually no rain since last spring.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The comet will be very close — only a few degrees — above the east-southeast horizon on Sunday morning and a similar distance above the west-southwest horizon on Tuesday evening.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Still, the pair make for a lovely sight in the west-southwest sky as darkness falls.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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“West-southwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/west-southwest. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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