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Meanings of west (westing) in English

Russian
запад
Portuguese
oeste
Spanish
occidente
Catalan
occident
Wikidata

One of the four cardinal directions.

Related terms
запад
Portuguese
ocidente
Catalan
oest
Spanish
oeste

The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees.

ocidente
Portuguese
ocidental
Catalan
del oest
Spanish
occidental

Situated in or facing or moving toward the west.

Related terms
ocidental
Portuguese
região oeste dos estados unidos da américa

The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River.

região oeste dos estados unidos da américa
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Examples for "east"
Examples for "east"
1
And for young people in east London the main concern remains jobs.
The Guardian
2
Free State: Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
3
Free State: Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
4
Free State: Fog in the east at first, otherwise fine and cool.
The South African
5
ETHIOPIA: Some 14 million people are facing food shortages in east Africa.
The Irish Times
Usage of westing in English
1
All Saturday and Saturday night the Mary Rogers raced her westing.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
2
But she could not come to and make westing at the same time.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
3
Whether the mate's face was clean or dirty had no bearing upon westing.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
4
Well, anyway, he had made his westing and fooled God.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
5
We have made westing enough to have the Cactus Pass very nearly south of us.
Overland: A Novel
6
And the Mary Rogers raced on, making her westing.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
7
Here we were, well abreast and reeling off westing.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
8
Why should I have to change westing into longitude?
The Cruise of the Snark
9
The sun was westing; the shadows stretched among the evergreen oaks; the outer air was sweet.
Daisy
10
We made a little westing in the afternoon.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume...
11
They always showed a considerable westing when I knew that we had been sailing due north.
The Land That Time Forgot
12
A current was setting to the westward, she made westing whether she made southing or not.
South Sea Tales
13
It soon got to be right aft, and before sunset it had a little westing in it.
Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale
14
The following wind had been probably slightly east of south-east and too much westing had been made.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
15
Secretly, he pledged himself anew to the Powers of Darkness, if they would let him make westing.
When God Laughs, and Other Stories
16
The westing we were making brought us among people who are frequently visited by the Mambari as slave-dealers.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa