northwest by west

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. NWbW

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northwest by west British  

noun

1. one point on the compass south of northwest, 303° 45′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Etymology

Origin of northwest by west

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

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northwest by west

“Aye, aye, sir. West northwest by west it is, sir.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

The American frigate was standing to the westward with the wind about north by west and bore from the two British frigates about northwest by west.

From The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans by Roosevelt, Theodore

It happened this way, sir: we were off Cape Cod, heading northwest by west for Boston, about a week ago, close hauled on the starboard tack in a half gale of wind.

From For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

To the northward of this back country, other ranges ran parallel to those along the river, from northwest by west to south-east by east, and shorter ranges joined them occasionally.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

Following the above-mentioned course he sailed to the altitude of nine and one-half degrees, whence he sailed southwest by west to fourteen degrees, where he changed his course to northwest by west.

From History of the Philippine Islands by Robertson, James Alexander