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southwest by west

the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between southwest and west-southwest; 11°15′ west of southwest

See southwest by west in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. SWbW

The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between southwest and west-southwest, or 123°45: west of due north.

adverb & adj.

Toward or from southwest by west.

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