W

Examples

• All

• German troops were on the move not east, but W into neutral Luxembourg.

• Degrees 29' W longitude, running the parallel from sixty-six to sixty-seven degrees south latitude.

  Academic text (1997)

• And this thing is just W of the path.

• But the new states, the states that will border Illinois going farther W, those states should not have slavery.

• 8 a.m. sharp, make a left on 9W coming from Cretskill and you're right there.

  Myth (2019)

• We are at 34S, 64W, and our climate is "mediterranean," with a wide temperature amplitude.

  Blog text (29)

• Stienbach's options were now to face a large Russian Saxon army South of Strassend, or to head W into Mecklenburg and fight the Danish.

• Fog prevented surveying west of long 170 degrees W; otherwise, sighting conditions were ideal with low wind and high overcast.

  Academic text (1997)

• While construction proceeded, another site was prepared on longitude 68 W to serve South America, then two more on longitudes 30 E and 148 W; these would serve Africa and Australia.

  Fiction book (1991)

• If you continue straight ahead, you'll reach the small town just W of the mountain.

Synonyms

W

west

vsW

247 1.0

The direction where the sun sets each evening

is the precise compass point at 270 degrees rather than a vague direction

D

due west

vsW

9 1.2

The direction straight to the west on a compass

is the single letter symbol used to mark that same bearing

W

westward

vsW

1 2.3

The direction toward the west on a compass

is the single letter symbol used to show this compass point

Compounds

C

C and W

• US

4.0

A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life

T

the w-word

• NSFW

9.9

A polite way to refer to a taboo or offensive word without saying it

Surface Forms

Etymology