WSW

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A form of west-southwest — The compass point halfway between southwest and west; specifically at a bearing of 247.5°.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounWSW (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of west-southwest.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
adjectiveWSW (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of west-southwest.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of white sidewall.
adverbWSW (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of west-southwest.
nounWSW pl (plural only)
  1. abbreviationinitialismpluralplural onlyInitialism of women who have sex with women.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe compass point midway between west and southwest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian Ny-DNy
  • Ny-DNyinitialism of west-southwest
Portuguese OSO, WSW
  • OSOinitialism of west-southwest
  • WSWinitialism of west-southwest
Cite this entry
APA

WSW. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WSW

MLA

“WSW.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WSW. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “WSW,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/WSW.

Source: WSW on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.