plural of West

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of west

present participle of west

A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart. / (nautical) A distance travelled westward.

plural of westing

The Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe. / (historical) the Western Bloc (the noncommunist countries of Europe and America)

To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.

One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term left); the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.

Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward. / (meteorology) Of wind: from the west. / Of or pertaining to the west; western. / From the West; occidental.

Towards the west; westwards.