north-northwest
noun
north-north·west
ˈnȯrth-ˌnȯr(th)-ˈwest 
: a compass point that is two points west of due north : N22°30′W
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Advertisement Otis was about 60 miles north-northwest of Acapulco with its maximum sustained winds decreasing to 110 mph and moving at 10 mph.
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JosÉ Antonio Rivera and MarÍa Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday night, Otis was packing winds of 160 mph with higher gusts while its core was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
The quake, which was centered about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north-northwest of Herāt, followed a series of powerful tremors that killed more than a thousand.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2023
Rina was moving north-northwest at roughly 10 mph and was expected to turn westward either later Thursday or Friday, while increasing gradually in strength in the coming days, according to the hurricane center.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
Ophelia moved north-northwest toward the East Coast on Friday at 12 mph.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
Light north-northwest breezes calm down a bit from their daytime levels.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
The storm is currently 430 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
The center of the storm was around 15 miles north-northwest of Charleston at 11 p.m., the agency said.
—NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
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JosÉ Antonio Rivera and MarÍa Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
As of Tuesday night, Otis was packing winds of 160 mph with higher gusts while its core was about 55 miles south-southeast of Acapulco, moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
The quake, which was centered about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north-northwest of Herāt, followed a series of powerful tremors that killed more than a thousand.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2023
Rina was moving north-northwest at roughly 10 mph and was expected to turn westward either later Thursday or Friday, while increasing gradually in strength in the coming days, according to the hurricane center.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
Ophelia moved north-northwest toward the East Coast on Friday at 12 mph.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
Light north-northwest breezes calm down a bit from their daytime levels.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
The storm is currently 430 miles south-southwest of Bermuda and is moving north-northwest at 9 mph.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023
The center of the storm was around 15 miles north-northwest of Charleston at 11 p.m., the agency said.
—NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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