westing

Pluralwestings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   How far a point lies west of a starting line on a map or chart.

   Like measuring how far to the left of a line a dot sits on a map.

   The surveyor wrote down the westing for each marker along the road.

   A larger westing means the point sits farther toward the west.

   Oppositeeasting

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The total distance a ship or vehicle has moved toward the west.

   Like counting the miles you have gone to the west since you set off.

   After a week at sea, the ship had made good westing.

   Strong winds helped them gain extra westing each day.

   Oppositeeasting

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3. 3
   verb

   The -ing form of west. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

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