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SbW

SbW

9.9
A compass direction slightly west of due south
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : SBW
  • To find the treasure, you need to head sbw from the old oak tree.

Examples

  • During the compass lesson, we learned that sbw is the point located at 191.25° on a compass.

  • According to the chart, the lighthouse lies SbW from our current position.

  • Set your course to SbW and you'll reach the harbor by noon.

  • The ship is heading SbW to avoid the storm.

  • The ship sailed toward SbW to avoid the storm.

  • He navigated using the SbW direction.

  • The sailor adjusted his course to the sbw direction to navigate around the obstacle.

Synonyms

south by west
vsSbW
  • Specialized
7.7

A compass direction a little west of due south

uses decimal degrees as 191.25 instead of degrees and minutes

Surface Forms

SbW singular
SbWs plural

Etymology

SbW comes from the compass phrase south by west, made from south ('the direction toward the bottom of a map'), by ('a little toward'), and west ('the direction to the left on a map'). So, SbW means 'south' moved one small step toward the west, the point just west of straight south on a compass.