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

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Word History and Origins

Origin of north-northwest¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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