north-northwest

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

/ ˈnɔrθˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈnɔrˌnɔrˈwɛst /

noun

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

adjective

coming from this point: a north-northwest wind.

directed toward this point: a north-northwest course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing north-northwest.

Origin of north-northwest

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at north, northwest

Words nearby north-northwest

northmost, North New Hyde Park, north node, north-northeast, north-northeastward, north-northwest, north-northwestward, north of 60, North Olmsted, North Ossetia, North Ossetian Republic

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Example sentences from the Web for north-northwest

Our course was north-northwest, and therefore the wind enabled us to hold it without much trouble.
The Celebrity, Complete|Winston Churchill
The route was north-northwest through the woods, Marshall carrying a compass, by which he held his course.
America, Volume I (of 6)|Joel Cook
The result of observation indicates that our heaviest shocks are in the direction south-southeast to north-northwest.
The San Francisco Calamity|Various
It was oriented on a north-northwest—south-southeast axis, quite without reference to the wall system.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia|C. Malcolm Watkins

It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest.
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for north-northwest

north-northwest

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between northwest and north, 337° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: NNW

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

单词	north-northwest
释义	north-northwest [ nawrth-nawrth-west; Nautical nawr-nawr-west ] / ˈnɔrθˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈnɔrˌnɔrˈwɛst / noun the point on the compass midway between north and northwest. Abbreviation: NNW adjective coming from this point: a north-northwest wind. directed toward this point: a north-northwest course. adverb toward this point: sailing north-northwest. Origin of north-northwest Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at north, northwest Words nearby north-northwest northmost, North New Hyde Park, north node, north-northeast, north-northeastward, north-northwest, north-northwestward, north of 60, North Olmsted, North Ossetia, North Ossetian Republic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for north-northwest Our course was north-northwest, and therefore the wind enabled us to hold it without much trouble. The Celebrity, Complete\|Winston Churchill The route was north-northwest through the woods, Marshall carrying a compass, by which he held his course. America, Volume I (of 6)\|Joel Cook The result of observation indicates that our heaviest shocks are in the direction south-southeast to north-northwest. The San Francisco Calamity\|Various It was oriented on a north-northwest—south-southeast axis, quite without reference to the wall system. The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia\|C. Malcolm Watkins It was visible at least twenty miles off to the north-northwest. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras\|Jules Verne British Dictionary definitions for north-northwest north-northwest noun the point on the compass or the direction midway between northwest and north, 337° 30′ clockwise from north adjective, adverb in, from, or towards this direction Symbol: NNW 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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