WbS
9.9
A compass direction just south of west
- noun
- Archaic
:
Oeste-suroeste
Synonyms
1
8.2
A compass direction a little south of west
gives identical direction but uses a decimal degree value
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word WbS is the short form of west by south, made from west, by and south, and it means 'just south of west' on a compass. That's why WbS marks the direction one step south from due west, at 258.75°.