Search Constraints
Search Results
163. wā̆r-shēte n.
Additional spellings:
warshete
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Naut. A rope of some sort forming part of a ship’s standing rigging, perh. a heavy central sheet or cable that helped control the belly of the mainsail [cp. war-take n.].
…
166. wā̆ter-seil n.
172. west-north-west adv.
Additional spellings:
west-northwest
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
In a west-northwesterly direction; west-north-west and est south-est, naut. on a line lying west-northwest and east-southeast.
…
173. west-sǒuth-west adv.
Additional spellings:
west-southwest
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
In a west-southwesterly direction; to the west-southwest; west-south-west and est north-est, naut. on a line or course lying west-southwest and east-northeast.
…