ALL meanings of westing
west·ing
W w - noun westing Navigation. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward; westerly departure. 1
- noun westing Surveying. a distance west from a north-south reference line. 1
- noun westing Distance traveled or measured westward, especially at sea. 1
- noun westing movement, deviation, or distance covered in a westerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in longitude 0
- noun westing the distance due west covered by a vessel traveling on any westerly course 0
- noun westing a westerly direction 0
- noun westing A distance west of a datum line on a map or chart. 0
- noun westing (nautical) A distance travelled westward. 0