west-southwest
noun
west-south·west
: a compass point that is two points south of due west : S67°30′W
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The system is forecast to move west-southwest over part of Florida and into the north-central part of the Gulf.
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Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Forecasters expect the system to move west-southwest into the north-central Gulf, where conditions may support slow development.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Winds are expected to be west-southwest to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, shifting to northwest this evening and relative humidity as low as 20 percent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2025
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Rocket Cargo Vanguard (RCV) program had eyed Johnston Atoll, part of a remote chain about 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) west-southwest of Hawaii's main island, as the location to build two rocket landing pads.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 July 2025
The west-southwest area of Franklin, Ohio, received the greatest snow totals as of Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2025
Video showed armed state troopers in the area, about 50 miles west-southwest of Minneapolis.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 June 2025
The massive ash cloud was moving in a west-southwest direction, according to the agency, known as INGV.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 June 2025
Johnston Atoll is the closest island in the monument to Hawaii, about 717 nautical miles west-southwest of the state.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Victoria Ballard, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Forecasters expect the system to move west-southwest into the north-central Gulf, where conditions may support slow development.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Winds are expected to be west-southwest to west 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, shifting to northwest this evening and relative humidity as low as 20 percent.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2025
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Rocket Cargo Vanguard (RCV) program had eyed Johnston Atoll, part of a remote chain about 900 miles (1,500 kilometers) west-southwest of Hawaii's main island, as the location to build two rocket landing pads.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 7 July 2025
The west-southwest area of Franklin, Ohio, received the greatest snow totals as of Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2025
Video showed armed state troopers in the area, about 50 miles west-southwest of Minneapolis.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 15 June 2025
The massive ash cloud was moving in a west-southwest direction, according to the agency, known as INGV.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 June 2025
Johnston Atoll is the closest island in the monument to Hawaii, about 717 nautical miles west-southwest of the state.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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“West-southwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/west-southwest. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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