7 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, n. [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west,
westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw vest, vester, vestan,
Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr ?.
????. Cf {Vesper}, {Visigoth}.]
1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at
the equinox; or the corresponding point on the earth;
that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which
is in a direction at right angles to that of north and
south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the
point directly opposite to east.
And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.
--Bryant.
2. A country, or region of country, which with regard to
some other country or region, is situated in the direction
toward the west.
3. Specifically:
a The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called it
having been discovered by sailing westward from
Europe; the Occident.
b (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the
United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now
commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi
river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian
Territory, New Mexico, etc Usually with the definite
article.
{West by north}, {West by south}, according to the notation
of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]
to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
west.
{West northwest}, {West southwest}, that point which lies
221/2[deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway
between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See
Illust. of {Compass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, a.
Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western
direction from the point of observation or reckoning;
proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as a
west course is one toward the west; an east and west line a
west wind blows from the west.
This shall be your west border. --Num. xxxiv
6.
{West end}, the fashionable part of London, commencing from
the east, at Charing Cross.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, adv [AS. west.]
Westward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, v. i.
1. To pass to the west; to set as the sun. [Obs.] ``The hot
sun gan to west.'' --Chaucer.
2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or
south toward the west.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, a. (Eccl.)
Designating, or situated in that part of a church which is
opposite to and farthest from the east, or the part
containing the chancel and choir.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
west
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: {east}]
n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including)
North and South America [syn: {West}, {occident}]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {due
west}, {W}]
3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the
Mississippi River [syn: {West}]
adv : to toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
West, MS (town, FIPS 78680)
Location: 33.19812 N, 89.78142 W
Population (1990): 184 (105 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39192
West, TX (city, FIPS 77332)
Location: 31.80321 N, 97.09283 W
Population (1990): 2515 (1159 housing units)
Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76691
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