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Webster 1913 Edition
Westing
West′ing
,Noun.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Westing
WESTING
,Noun.