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Meanings of wnw in English

The compass point midway between west and northwest.

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Examples for "west northwest"
Examples for "west northwest"
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At midnight it was forecast to be about 90 kilometres west northwest of Rotuma.
Radio NZ
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
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This fishery is also carried on WNW.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
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In April, May, and June a good halibut ground is in 18 fathoms 24 miles WNW.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
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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
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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