north-north-eastwardadv.n.adj.
/ˌnɔːθnɔːθˈiːstwəd/, /ˌnɔːnɔːrˈiːstwəd/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθˌnɔrθˈistwərd/, /ˌnɔrˌnɔrˈistwərd/ A. adv.
= north-north-east adv.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adverb] > north-north-east
north-north-east1598
north-north-eastward1863
nor-nor-east1891
north-north-eastwards1902
1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 479 The Cretaceous formation spreads across England.., extending north-northeastward from near Portland..to Cambridge.
1894 Geogr. Jrnl. 4 315 The country..consists of a long belt stretching from Ngongo Bagas, north-north-eastward to the southern slopes of Kenya.
1902 H. J. Mackinder Britain & Brit. Seas ii. 23 Outside, beyond the relatively broad channel of the Minch, is a mountain ridge striking north-north-eastward and south-south-westward.
1923 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 13 78 From eastern Wyoming north-northeastward to southwestern North Dakota.
1949 Geogr. Rev. 39 129 The heavy snowfall of the windward slopes..is drifted north-northeastward.
1993 Science 3 Dec. 1533/1 The feature clearly originates well into the ice sheet..and flows north-northeastward.
B. n.
= north-north-east n.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [noun] > north-north-east
nor-nor-east1595
north-north-east1691
north-north-eastward1902
1902 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 34 15 East of this, however, it curves strongly toward the north-northeastward.
1906 Man 6 165 They are situated about ninety miles to the north-north-eastward of the island of Ulawa.
C. adj.
= north-north-east adj.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-east > [adjective] > north-north-east
north-north-east?c1475
north-north-easterly1831
north-north-eastward1930
1930 Van Wert (Ohio) Daily Bull. 23 Aug. 6/5 A storm..moving swiftly in a North-Northeastward direction, caused the United States weather bureau to-day to order Northwest storm warnings displayed at 10:00 a. m.
1958 W. A. Heiskanen & F. A. Vening Earth & its Gravity Field x. 386 The hypothesis that the compressive stress..is caused by a north-northeastward movement of the South American continent.
1963 D. M. Ludlum Early Amer. Hurricanes 156 It is likely that the landfall was between Pensacola and Panama City with the line of advance north-northeastward.
1968 Science 16 Aug. 689/1 The trend of Gorda Ridge changes from nearly northward to north-northeastward.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.n.adj.1863