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westing

westing noun: a distance west of a datum line on a map or chart. Also the present participle and gerund of west.

Noun

westing (plural westings)

  1. A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
  2. A distance travelled westward.

Also used as

westing is also the present participle and gerund of west.

Forms of westing

pluralwestings

Origin of westing

From west + -ing.

Questions about westing

What does westing mean?
Westing means a distance west of a datum line on a map or chart.
What part of speech is westing?
Westing is a noun.
What is the plural of westing?
The plural of westing is westings.

Words near westing in the dictionary

  1. westie
  2. Westiepoo
  3. Westiepoos
  4. westies
  5. Westin
  6. westing
  7. Westinghouse
  8. Westinghouse brake
  9. Westinghouse brakes
  10. westings
  11. westish

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