west-southwest

noun

west-south·​west

: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W

Examples of west-southwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Key Facts The earthquake occurred at 10:44 a.m. PST, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which reported a 7.0 magnitude earthquake about 60 miles west-southwest of Ferndale, California. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

The Category 3 storm was 60 miles west-southwest of Sarasota, moving northeast at 17 mph at 5 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. —NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024

Threat level: The storm poses a dire scenario of a potential direct hit on Tampa Bay from the west-southwest. —Erica Pandey, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for west-southwest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed