westing

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noun

A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.

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Meanings

nounwesting (plural westings)

plural westings

  1. A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
  2. nauticalA distance travelled westward.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of west

Origin

From west + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

stewing
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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