west-northwest

noun

west-north·​west ˈwest-ˌnȯr(th)-ˈwest 

: a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67°30′W

Examples of west-northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The epicenter was roughly 4 miles west-northwest of The Geysers, at a depth of 1 mile. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Still more than 1,000 miles from Hawaii, the disturbance is likely to develop by mid-week and move toward the west-northwest. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

That trough of low pressure, given a 10 percent chance of development over the next 48 hours, was located a few hundred miles west-northwest of Bermuda but is expected to move quickly eastward, across open water. — Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Genevieve’s center was located about 530 miles (855 kilometers) southwest of Manzanillo, and it was headed west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph). — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for west-northwest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed