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Meanings of wnw in English

The compass point midway between west and northwest.

        Usage of wnw in English
        1
        Kūrai is on the route from Sāgar to Nasīrābād, thirty-one miles WNW.
        Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
        2
        These lie WNW from Briers Island, extending offshore about 18 miles.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        3
        We trudged around crevasses, keeping roughly to our WNW bearing.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        4
        This lies just inside and paralleling Jeffreys Ledge WNW.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        5
        This fishery is also carried on WNW.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        6
        In April, May, and June a good halibut ground is in 18 fathoms 24 miles WNW.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        7
        The shoal water over the rocky bottom WNW from the Northwest Light furnishes good cod fishing from June 10 to July 1.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        8
        This ridge also is of somewhat indefinite area, being perhaps 20 miles long in an ESE by WNW direction by 1½ to three miles wide.
        Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
        Wnw through the time