Looking for the meaning or definition of the word west? Here's what it means.
Noun
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
Adjective
Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
(ecclesiastial) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the part containing the chancel and choir.