Meanings
adjectivewest-southwesterly (not comparable)
- not comparableComing from the west-southwest.
- not comparableSituated toward or in the direction of west-southwest.
Alternative form: west-southwestward
nounwest-southwesterly (plural west-southwesterlies)
plural west-southwesterlies
- A persistent wind or storm from the west-southwest.
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Chicago
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