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Meanings of nor'-nor'-west in inglés

The compass point that is midway between north and northwest.

        To, toward, or in the north-northwest.

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              Examples for "north northwest"
              Examples for "north northwest"
              1
              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
              1
              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
              3
              The weather was pretty good, wind at NNW.
              The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
              4
              Check out our previous review of NNW for more details about what it brings to the feed reading table.
              Wired
              5
              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