Definition

Noun: - The compass point that is one point west of southwest: A precise direction on a mariner's or 32-point compass, located exactly halfway between southwest (SW) and west-southwest (WSW).

Usage

This is a highly specific technical term used primarily in navigation, meteorology (e.g., wind direction), and cartography. It denotes an exact bearing of 236.25 degrees.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The storm is approaching from the swbw.
  • Set your course to swbw to avoid the coastal reef.
  • The wind shifted from southwest to swbw overnight.

Advanced Usage

• On a bearing of swbw: Used to specify a precise navigational heading.
  • The ship sailed on a bearing of swbw for three hours.

Variants and Related Words

• Southwest by west (SWbW): This is the full, unabbreviated form of the term.
• Southwest (SW): The cardinal intercardinal point.
• West-southwest (WSW): The adjacent point, one point north of SWbW.

Synonyms

• 236.25 degrees: The equivalent bearing in decimal degrees.

Notes

• This term is part of the traditional 32-point compass rose. It is rarely used in everyday conversation but remains standard in precise technical fields. The abbreviation follows the pattern of combining the primary direction (southwest, SW) with "by" (b) and the secondary direction (west, W).

Noun

1. the compass point that is one point west of southwest