north-northeast

noun

north-north·​east ˈnȯrth-ˌnȯrth-ˈēst How to pronounce north-northeast (audio)
-ˌnȯr-ˈēst
: a compass point that is two points east of due north : N22°30′E

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The Garden Fire is about five miles north-northeast of Cecilville on the south side of Yellowjacket Ridge at the head of Kanaka Gulch and is roughly 10 acres. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The tropical storm was moving north-northeast at around 12 miles per hour, the NHC said. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 Fernand is about 295 miles east of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at about 13 mph. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025 It was located about 205 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and was moving north-northeast at 17 mph. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025 Erin is a Category 2 hurricane and is tracking north-northeast, away from the East Coast, but was still generally paralleling it Thursday. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Hurricane Erin is currently moving toward the north-northwest at about 13 mph, and is expected to turn toward the north and north-northeast later on Wednesday and into Thursday, Aug. 21, according to the NHC. Abigail Adams, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025 The buoys now online are Big Traverse Bay East, located about 4.5 miles north-northeast of Zippel Bay (GPS coordinates N 48 93.296, W094.84010); and at the Northwest Angle north of Four Blocks islands (GPS coordinates N 49 16.248, W094.52.514). Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of north-northeast was in the 14th century

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“North-northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north-northeast. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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