west-northwest
noun
west-north·west
: a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67°30′W
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The epicenter was located about 34 miles west-northwest of Petrolia, at a depth of 7 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The hurricane center said the system is likely to move faster toward the west or west-northwest afterwards and reach the waters east of the Lesser Antilles by the middle of next week, with forecasters giving the system an 80% chance of formation through the next seven days.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The system is expected to move west to west-northwest at roughly 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic this week.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The disturbance is expected to move in a west to west-northwest manner at about 15 mph through the central tropical Atlantic Ocean area this week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The hurricane center said the system is likely to move faster toward the west or west-northwest afterwards and reach the waters east of the Lesser Antilles by the middle of next week, with forecasters giving the system an 80% chance of formation through the next seven days.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The system is expected to move west to west-northwest at roughly 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic this week.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The disturbance is expected to move in a west to west-northwest manner at about 15 mph through the central tropical Atlantic Ocean area this week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
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“West-northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/west-northwest. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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