Westing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
  2. 2
    A distance travelled westward.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of west form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
eastoccidentwestboundwesterlywesternwesternmost

Etymology

From west + -ing.

Related phrases

datum line

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