"west-northwest" meaning in English

See west-northwest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} west-northwest (not comparable)
  1. Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest; west-northwestern. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adj-0nUrbNMm Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 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 Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adj-gHO9Y3-O Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 2 60 16 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 4 50 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 3 62 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 63 16 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 16 6 56 15 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 9 49 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 6 59 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 9 49 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 11 48 17 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 4 57 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 15 10 47 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 15 11 41 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 4 57 16 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 9 46 17 13

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} west-northwest (not comparable)
  1. Towards or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestwards. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-west-northwest-en-adv-gaEydAsm Disambiguation of Compass points: 12 9 30 14 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: 12 9 30 14 34

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