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west-northwest
[ west-nawrth-west; Nautical west-nawr-west ]
noun
- a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.
adjective
- coming from this point:
a west-northwest wind.
- directed toward this point:
a west-northwest course.
adverb
- toward this point: : WNW
sailing west-northwest.
west-northwest
noun
- the point on the compass or the direction midway between west and northwest, 292° 30′ clockwise from north
adjective
- in, from, or towards this direction
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Word History and Origins
Origin of west-northwest1
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Example Sentences
The lubber's point on the telltale marked due west northwest.
After we passed this our course lay west-northwest to another cape called Sah Wa Larn.
The wind was west-northwest, and the course northeast by east, with the sea continuing to roll against us in front.
It runs mostly east and east-southeast, and west and west-northwest.
A ranch about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Tehuantepec; arid scrub forest .
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