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north-northwest

[ nawrth-nawrth-west; Nautical nawr-nawr-west ]

noun

  1. the point on the compass midway between north and northwest. : NNW


adjective

  1. coming from this point:

    a north-northwest wind.

  2. directed toward this point:

    a north-northwest course.

adverb

  1. toward this point:

    sailing north-northwest.

north-northwest

noun

  1. the point on the compass or the direction midway between northwest and north, 337° 30′ clockwise from north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. in, from, or towards this direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of north-northwest1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; north, northwest
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Example Sentences

We collected along the river at a place about 16 kilometers north-northwest of Chinaj, approximately at Lat.

It was oriented on a north-northwest—south-southeast axis, quite without reference to the wall system.

The first of September , faire weather, the wind variable betweene east and south; we steered away north northwest.

Snow fell throughout the 5th; wind light, north-northwest; temperature, 31 to 35.

Yarmouth looked like a pleasant little place, as it lay north-northwest of us.

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