westing
Progress toward sunset
Westing is westward movement or distance traveled in a westerly direction.
The term belongs to navigation and surveying, where it pairs with easting to describe horizontal displacement along east-west axes: The ship made good westing despite contrary winds.
Also used in orienteering and land measurement.
East-west angular distance
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- coursePlanned path forward
- bearingPosture or orientation
heading · voyage · traverse · meridian · departure · easting · northing · southing
Day's end moment
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- eveningLate day period
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
golden hour · afterglow · setting sun · nightfall · gloaming · eventide · descending · sinking
longitude
East-west angular distance
bearing · heading · voyage · traverse · meridian · departure · easting · northing · southing · dead reckoning
sundown
Day's end moment
horizon · golden hour · afterglow · setting sun · nightfall · gloaming · eventide · descending · sinking · fading light
west, western, southwest, westward, northwest, westerly, southwestern, westerner, northwestern