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 earthquake struck at a depth of 14 miles, with its epicenter about 27 miles west-northwest of Petrolia.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The storm is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system over the weekend and into early next week while the wave moves toward the west or west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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, 13 Sep. 2025
The storm is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Environmental conditions could support some slow development of this system over the weekend and into early next week while the wave moves toward the west or west-northwest at 10 to 15 mph over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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