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Meanings of nnw in English

The compass point that is midway between north and northwest.

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Examples for "north northwest"
Examples for "north northwest"
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Currently a bushfire is travelling from the Bruce Highway at Gregory River in a north northwest direction towards Longford Creek.
News.com.au
2
A physics professor at George Washington University reported a "dull, gray, smoky-colored" object which hovered north northwest of Washington for about eight minutes.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
3
The quake was centred 138 miles (222 km) north northwest of the island of Santo and at a depth of 21.7 miles.
Reuters
Usage of nnw in English
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Hainan in sight, bearing from W by N to NNW.
Java Head
2
I afterwards learnt, however, that Yamba's home was on Cambridge Gulf, on the NNW.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
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The weather was pretty good, wind at NNW.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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NNW has an awesome search feature.
Wired
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Check out our previous review of NNW for more details about what it brings to the feed reading table.
Wired
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Fumbling a little with nervousness, I swung the rulers around and ran out a line NNW from Scorpion Reef.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
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About 2 miles NNW.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
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Gadget Lab: Were you under pressure to get a 1.0 release of NNW out for the launch day?
Wired
Nnw through the time