# west-facing

**Pronunciation:** WEST-FACING

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

West-facing means the direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.

## Examples

- The article uses west-facing to mean the direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
- The teacher asked students to find west-facing in the reading.
- Check the words around west-facing to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the west-facing — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a west-facing.
- west-facing in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked west-facing in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- west-facing example — The teacher gave a west-facing example.
- west-facing meaning — We checked the west-facing meaning before moving on.

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