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  • 21west — /west/, n. 1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbr.: W 2. the direction in which this point lies. 3. (usually cap.) a region or territory situated in… …

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  • 22West Point Grey — is a neighbourhood on the western side of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered by 16th Avenue to the south, Alma Street to the east, English Bay to the north, and Blanca Street to the west. It is one of the two western… …

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  • 23Wind Hill — is the location of an Iron Age enclosure or spur hill fort situated close to Lynmouth in Devon, England. The fort is effectively a Hillside forming a spur or promontory between the steep valley of the East Lyn River to the south and the cliffs to …

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  • 24west*/*/*/ — [west] noun I 1) [U] the direction that is behind you when you are facing the rising sun We ve driven from east to west.[/ex] See: east 2) the west [singular] the part of a place that is in the west The country s major cities are all in the… …

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  • 25West — West, 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 …

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  • 26West end — West West, 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… …

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  • 27west — [west] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger < IE * we (< base * au , down, away from) > Gr hesperos, L vesper, evening] 1. the direction to the left of a person facing north; direction in which sunset occurs: it is properly the point on the… …

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  • 28Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …

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  • 29wind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. twist, [en]twine; coil, curl, spiral; bandage, loop; enfold, in fold; wreathe, roll; crank, reel; sinuate, meander, wander. See convulsion, deviation, rotation. n. See wind. II Current of air Nouns… …

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  • 30west — west1 West n [singular, U] 1.) the direction towards which the sun goes down, and which is on the left if you are facing north from/towards the west ▪ A damp wind blew from the west. to the west (of sth) ▪ a village to the west of Brussels 2.)… …

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