a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W
the direction in which this point lies.
a region or territory situated in this direction, especially the western part of the U.S., as distinguished from the East: a vacation trip through the West.
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the western part of the world, as distinguished from the East or Orient; the Occident.
the non-Communist countries of Western Europe and the Americas.
adj. 形容词 adjective
directed or proceeding toward the west.
coming from the west: a west wind.
lying toward or situated in the west.
Ecclesiastical. designating, lying toward, or in that part of a church opposite to and farthest from the altar.
adv. 副词 adverb
to, toward, or in the west: The car headed west.
from the west: The wind blew west.
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For now, though, the Kings’ most practical competition resides wherever the West’s lower seeds are within reach.
To the west, the area surrounding the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir sees only a fraction of the Valley’s foot traffic but still serves up an abundance of lakes and peaks.
Points north and west, especially, should check back on the forecast later this weekend.
They say all you need is a spot in the NHL playoffs to have a chance at the Stanley Cup and right now the Minnesota Wild, second-to-last in the West, wouldn’t make the playoffs.
Consistent weak winters like the ones we’ve been having in the West make everything harder.
There is, however, a separate wing of AQAP designed to inspire their followers to conduct attacks against the West.
The need for an Ebola vaccine in West Africa has never been greater.
With Ebola still raging in West Africa, the race to find a vaccine is heating up.
I meet Otis J. the night he arrives at “The Castle,” a West Harlem halfway house for newly-released convicts.
Kanye West wants people to stand up and dance at his concerts.
The volcanic eruptions of the mountains on the west broke down its barriers, and let its waters flow.
When the women came, he was preparing to go to the west side for his daily visit with Mrs. Pruitt.
The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
But you are mistaken in thinking the force west consists of the entire Merrill Horse.
Of course, my first row was a long one, quite through the city from west to east, including innumerable turnings and windings.