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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West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, becoming north-northwest after midnight.
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
The address is a little more than a mile north-northwest of the state prison at Wrightsville.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 1 mile north-northwest of The Geysers and occurred at a depth of just 1 mile.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Fitzgerald still sits at the bottom of Lake Superior, submerged in 535 feet of water, about 17 miles (27.36 kilometers) north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.
—Isabella Volmert, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2025
What To Know Tropical Storm Melissa is trekking north-northwest across the Caribbean.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
The storm is currently moving north-northwest at about 5 mph, and is expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds over parts of southwestern Mexico on Monday.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 525 miles north-northwest of the Northern Leeward Islands and 470 miles south of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 3 Dec. 2025
The address is a little more than a mile north-northwest of the state prison at Wrightsville.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly 1 mile north-northwest of The Geysers and occurred at a depth of just 1 mile.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The Fitzgerald still sits at the bottom of Lake Superior, submerged in 535 feet of water, about 17 miles (27.36 kilometers) north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.
—Isabella Volmert, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2025
What To Know Tropical Storm Melissa is trekking north-northwest across the Caribbean.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
The storm is currently moving north-northwest at about 5 mph, and is expected to bring heavy rains and gusty winds over parts of southwestern Mexico on Monday.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 525 miles north-northwest of the Northern Leeward Islands and 470 miles south of Bermuda.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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“North-northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north-northwest. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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