westing

[ wes-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Navigation. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward; westerly departure.
Surveying. a distance west from a north-south reference line.

westing

/ ˈwɛstɪŋ /

nautical movement, deviation, or distance covered in a westerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in longitude

Origin of westing¹

First recorded in 1620–30; west + -ing ¹

In order to move the mountain of flesh a Westing purchase and a "handy-billy" (rope and block purchase) had to be rigged.

The following wind had been probably slightly east of south-east and too much westing had been made.

She was making westing, and the Olympian Bluenose aft was driving his wind-harried steed up into fairer and warmer latitudes.

We are somewhere off Cork, and when he makes a few miles more westing, he will bear away south.

The westing we were making brought us among people who are frequently visited by the Mambari as slave-dealers.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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