"west-northwest" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} west-northwest (not comparable)
  1. Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest; west-northwestern. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adj-0nUrbNMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 42 11 34
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestward; west-northwesterly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adj-g0Lvfluq
  3. Coming from the west-northwest; west-northwesterly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adj-gHO9Y3-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 42 11 34

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} west-northwest (not comparable)
  1. Towards or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestwards. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adv-gaEydAsm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 42 11 34

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} west-northwest (uncountable)
  1. The compass point halfway between west and northwest; specifically at a bearing of 292.5°. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Compass points Synonyms: west northwest, west-north-west, WNW [abbreviation] Translations (compass point): vestnordvest (Danish), länsiluode (Finnish), ouest-nord-ouest [masculine] (French), oeste-noroeste [masculine] (Galician), nyugat-északnyugat (Hungarian), 西北西 (seihokusei) (Japanese), barat barat laut (Malay), vest-nordvest (Norwegian Bokmål), vest-nordvest (Norwegian Nynorsk), oés-noroeste [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-noun-hMX90RSI Disambiguation of Compass points: 11 8 18 12 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 2 42 11 34

Alternative forms

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