west-north-westn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌwɛs(t)nɔː(θ)ˈwɛst/, U.S.

/ˌwɛs(t)ˌnɔr(θ)ˈwɛst/

Forms:

α. Middle English– west-north-west, 1500s weste-northe-weste.

β. late Middle English 1600s west-nor-west.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: west adj., north-west n.

Etymology: < west adj. + north-west n. Compare Middle Low German westnortwest.

A. n.

The point of the horizon midway between west and north-west; the direction of this; (also) the compass point corresponding to this.

ΚΠ

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 47 Þe þridde way hatte Erimingestrete, and streccheþ out of þe west northwest in to þe est souþest.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ii. f. 7 Proceading..at the lengthe towarde the Weste northe weste.

1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 234 They came neere to Beuersier, with a faire wind which did blow from West-North-West.

a1731 D. Defoe New Voy. round World (1787) I. 254 The land lying away from the West North West, to the South East by South.

1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain I. 84 At first a small land wind..blows from the west-north-west.

1883 R. H. Scott Elem. Meteorol. 359 The wind flies round to West, or West-north-west.

1922 E. Antevs Recession Last Ice Sheet New Eng. vii. 77 The pressure which folded the clay seems to have come from the west-northwest.

1995 P. Risso Merchants & Faith ii. 24 There continued to be active trade along the Silk Road to the west-northwest through Central Asia.

B. adj.

1. Of a wind: blowing from the west-north-west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adjective]

west-north-westa1398

west-north-westa1475

west-north-westerly1625

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. iii. 574 Þe on hatte Circius, þe west northwest wynde.

1572 J. Sadler tr. Vegetius Foure Bks. Martiall Policye i. xxxviii. f. 63 Unto this on the right syde is ioyned the West Northwest winde, on the left syde y^e West Southwest winde.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo i. 15 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors Then a good West-north-west wind rising, we took our course towards the East-south-east.

1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 319 The Hoys sail from Wool-key.., and with a west north-west wind, sail to Margate in twelve hours.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxi A strong west-north-west breeze.

1922 Nature 2 Feb. 139/2 There was a marked deficiency of west-north-west wind [during 1921] and a marked excess of north-east to south-east wind.

2005 J. Callo in A. Stilwell Trafalgar Compan. vii. 169 A gentle west-northwest breeze rippled the surface of the swells rolling in rhythmically from the west.

2. Situated in or directed towards the west-north-west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adjective]

west-north-westa1398

west-north-westa1475

west-north-westerly1625

a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 15 (MED) Watlynge-strete..endythe yn the Irysshe see in þe weste-northeweste plage of þis Ile.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 46 The Dungeon now in ruine standeth in the West-North-West part of the Castle.

1663 Indenture 20 May in York Deeds (Maine Hist. Soc.) (1887) I. f. 155 All the vpland y^t butts vpon the sayd Marsh, being bounded with a Riverlett y^t runns out of the woods on the West North West side aforesd vpland.

1770 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. I. 41 The old German reformed church is built in the west north-west part of the town.

1884 Western Antiquary 3 184/2 On the west-north-west face, that which fronts the road, the modern letters W.B. are carved.

1906 Geogr. Jrnl. 27 10 We shall endeavour to follow a west-north-west direction.

2006 Y. Ding & D. R. Sikka in B. Wang Asian Monsoon iv. 147 These systems move in a west-north-west/north-west direction from the northern Bay of Bengal.

C. adv.

In a west-north-westerly direction; towards the west-north-west; to the west-north-west of something (also with from).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adverb]

west-north-west?c1475

west-north-westward1598

west-north-westwards1841

?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 18 The streemys of Briggewatir sit west norwest.

1479 W. Worcester Itineraries (Corpus Cambr. 210) (1969) 198 Anglice westnorthwest versus Seynt Davyds.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 24 The secund [creke] lyith West North West.

1625 R. Hynmers tr. W. Blaeu Sea-mirrour ii. 112 When that Lagernesse is westnorthwest from you, then goe on southeast.

1685 T. Phelps True Acct. Captivity 22 Our course by the North-Star was West-North-West.

?1710 tr. P. Teixeira Trav. from India to Italy vii. 48 We..follow'd on over the same Plains North West and West, North West as far as a dry Channel.

1791 Literary & Biogr. Mag. Mar. 198/1 We..find a post called San Saba, west-north-west of Saint Antonio.

1846 J. Hayward Gazetteer Mass. 28/2 Ashby lies forty-two miles west north-west from Boston.

1862 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 32 238 The flood [tide] begins at west, at the first quarter it flows west-north-west.

1909 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 1908–9 22 143 The stream turns westward, then west-northwest.

1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert Notes 275 The Shag Rocks, four bird-guanoed mountain tops 185 kilometers west-northwest of South Georgia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	west-north-west
释义	west-north-westn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌwɛs(t)nɔː(θ)ˈwɛst/, U.S. /ˌwɛs(t)ˌnɔr(θ)ˈwɛst/ Forms: α. Middle English– west-north-west, 1500s weste-northe-weste. β. late Middle English 1600s west-nor-west. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: west adj., north-west n. Etymology: < west adj. + north-west n. Compare Middle Low German westnortwest. A. n. The point of the horizon midway between west and north-west; the direction of this; (also) the compass point corresponding to this. ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 47 Þe þridde way hatte Erimingestrete, and streccheþ out of þe west northwest in to þe est souþest. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ii. f. 7 Proceading..at the lengthe towarde the Weste northe weste. 1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 234 They came neere to Beuersier, with a faire wind which did blow from West-North-West. a1731 D. Defoe New Voy. round World (1787) I. 254 The land lying away from the West North West, to the South East by South. 1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain I. 84 At first a small land wind..blows from the west-north-west. 1883 R. H. Scott Elem. Meteorol. 359 The wind flies round to West, or West-north-west. 1922 E. Antevs Recession Last Ice Sheet New Eng. vii. 77 The pressure which folded the clay seems to have come from the west-northwest. 1995 P. Risso Merchants & Faith ii. 24 There continued to be active trade along the Silk Road to the west-northwest through Central Asia. B. adj. 1. Of a wind: blowing from the west-north-west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adjective] west-north-westa1398 west-north-westa1475 west-north-westerly1625 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. iii. 574 Þe on hatte Circius, þe west northwest wynde. 1572 J. Sadler tr. Vegetius Foure Bks. Martiall Policye i. xxxviii. f. 63 Unto this on the right syde is ioyned the West Northwest winde, on the left syde y^e West Southwest winde. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo i. 15 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors Then a good West-north-west wind rising, we took our course towards the East-south-east. 1772 S. Denne & W. Shrubsole Hist. Rochester 319 The Hoys sail from Wool-key.., and with a west north-west wind, sail to Margate in twelve hours. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxi A strong west-north-west breeze. 1922 Nature 2 Feb. 139/2 There was a marked deficiency of west-north-west wind [during 1921] and a marked excess of north-east to south-east wind. 2005 J. Callo in A. Stilwell Trafalgar Compan. vii. 169 A gentle west-northwest breeze rippled the surface of the swells rolling in rhythmically from the west. 2. Situated in or directed towards the west-north-west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adjective] west-north-westa1398 west-north-westa1475 west-north-westerly1625 a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 15 (MED) Watlynge-strete..endythe yn the Irysshe see in þe weste-northeweste plage of þis Ile. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) IV. 46 The Dungeon now in ruine standeth in the West-North-West part of the Castle. 1663 Indenture 20 May in York Deeds (Maine Hist. Soc.) (1887) I. f. 155 All the vpland y^t butts vpon the sayd Marsh, being bounded with a Riverlett y^t runns out of the woods on the West North West side aforesd vpland. 1770 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. I. 41 The old German reformed church is built in the west north-west part of the town. 1884 Western Antiquary 3 184/2 On the west-north-west face, that which fronts the road, the modern letters W.B. are carved. 1906 Geogr. Jrnl. 27 10 We shall endeavour to follow a west-north-west direction. 2006 Y. Ding & D. R. Sikka in B. Wang Asian Monsoon iv. 147 These systems move in a west-north-west/north-west direction from the northern Bay of Bengal. C. adv. In a west-north-westerly direction; towards the west-north-west; to the west-north-west of something (also with from). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > West-north-west > [adverb] west-north-west?c1475 west-north-westward1598 west-north-westwards1841 ?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 18 The streemys of Briggewatir sit west norwest. 1479 W. Worcester Itineraries (Corpus Cambr. 210) (1969) 198 Anglice westnorthwest versus Seynt Davyds. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 24 The secund [creke] lyith West North West. 1625 R. Hynmers tr. W. Blaeu Sea-mirrour ii. 112 When that Lagernesse is westnorthwest from you, then goe on southeast. 1685 T. Phelps True Acct. Captivity 22 Our course by the North-Star was West-North-West. ?1710 tr. P. Teixeira Trav. from India to Italy vii. 48 We..follow'd on over the same Plains North West and West, North West as far as a dry Channel. 1791 Literary & Biogr. Mag. Mar. 198/1 We..find a post called San Saba, west-north-west of Saint Antonio. 1846 J. Hayward Gazetteer Mass. 28/2 Ashby lies forty-two miles west north-west from Boston. 1862 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 32 238 The flood [tide] begins at west, at the first quarter it flows west-north-west. 1909 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 1908–9 22 143 The stream turns westward, then west-northwest. 1992 D. G. Campbell Crystal Desert Notes 275 The Shag Rocks, four bird-guanoed mountain tops 185 kilometers west-northwest of South Georgia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.adv.a1387
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