due west
— Noun
– English
~ the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Gateway to the West
— Noun
– English
~ the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
French West Indies
— Noun
– English
~ the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
Benjamin West
— Noun
– English
~ English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
capital of West Virginia
— Noun
– English
~ state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
British West Indies
— Noun
– English
~ the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
British West Africa
— Noun
– English
~ the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
Dame Rebecca West
— Noun
– English
~ British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
westbound
— Adjective
– English
~ moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
wester
— Noun
– English
~ wind that blows from west to east
prevailing westerly
— Noun
– English
~ the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
westerly
— Noun
– English
~ the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
westerly
— Adjective
– English
~ moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers"
westerly
— Adjective
– English
~ of wind; from the west
westerly
— Adverb
– English
~ from the west; "the wind blew westerly"
westerly
— Adverb
– English
~ toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe
spaghetti Western
— Noun
– English
~ a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company
Western birch
— Noun
– English
~ birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark
Western honey mesquite
— Noun
– English
~ thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets