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prop. n. [ after Mae West (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom. ] An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.
Syn. -- air jacket. [ WordNet 1.6 ]

n. The north central region of the U. S.
Syn. -- Middle West. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to the Midwest region of the U. S., generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; as, a midwestern city; midwestern accent. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Superl. of new. Most recent.
Syn. -- latest, last, up to date(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. norðwest. ] 1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [ U.S. ] [ PJC ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Toward the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Toward the northwest, or from the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. Toward the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Northwest; the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees.
Syn. -- northwest, NW. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail a southwestern course. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, adv. Toward the southwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. &unr_;. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. Cf. Vesper, Visigoth. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

West by north,
West by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4° to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west. --
West northwest,
West southwest, that point which lies 221/2° to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See Illust. of Compass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

This shall be your west border. Num. xxxiv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

West end, the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. west. ] Westward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [ Obs. ] “The hot sun gan to west.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Passing to the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Toward the west; westward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of France; the western ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]

Far o'er the glowing western main. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. [ 1913 Webster ]

Western Church. See Latin Church, under Latin. --
Western empire (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or inhabitant of the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Situated the farthest towards the west; most western. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } Belonging or relating to the West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

West India tea (Bot.), a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora) having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut. & Surv.) The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A westerner. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

See under Assembly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lying farthest to the west; westernmost. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lying toward the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yond same star that's westward from the pole. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The western region or countries; the west. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a westward direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. [ AS. westweard. See West, and -ward. ] Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Westward the course of empire takes its way. Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ]