Definitions for west-northwest

west-northwest west-north·west

Spelling: [west-nawrth-west; Nautical west-nawr-
IPA: /ˈwɛstˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Nautical ˈwɛstˌnɔrˈwɛst/

West-Northwest is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 684 anagrams from letters in west-northwest (-eehnorsstttww).

Definitions for west-northwest

noun

  1. a point on the compass midway between west and northwest.

adverb

  1. toward this point: Abbreviation: WNW.

adjective

  1. coming from this point:
  2. directed toward this point:

Origin of west-northwest

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

Examples for west-northwest

It runs mostly east and east-southeast, and west and west-northwest.

Uangnang, west-northwest, Cumberland Sound; west-southwest in Akudnirn.

These dunes, 20 to 30 feet high, were deeply cut by winds from the west-northwest.

The English were there, stretching irregularly in a west-northwest line.

The English stood off on the port tack to the west or west-northwest, and next day returned to the fight.

"I reckon we've been going about west-northwest since we left the settlement," one of the men said to Gerald.

At the first dawn of day, a current drove it gently toward the west-northwest.

The wind, which had been blowing a gale from the southeast, veered suddenly to west-northwest.

The wind was west-northwest, and the course northeast by east, with the sea continuing to roll against us in front.

Word Value for west-northwest
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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