west-northwest

See also: west northwest and west-north-west

English

West-northwest.

Alternative forms

Noun

west-northwest (uncountable)

The compass point halfway between west and northwest; specifically at a bearing of 292.5°.
Antonym: east-southeast

Translations

compass point

Danish: vestnordvest
Finnish: länsiluode
French: ouest-nord-ouest (fr) m
Galician: oeste-noroeste m
Hungarian: nyugat-északnyugat (hu)
Japanese: 西北西 (ja) (seihokusei)
Malay: barat barat laut
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vest-nordvest

Nynorsk: vest-nordvest
Portuguese: oés-noroeste m

Adjective

west-northwest (not comparable)

Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest; west-northwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestward; west-northwesterly.
A west-northwest course.
Coming from the west-northwest; west-northwesterly.
A west-northwest wind.

Translations

west-northwestern — see west-northwestern

west-northwestward — see west-northwestward

west-northwesterly — see west-northwesterly

Adverb

west-northwest (not comparable)

Towards or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestwards.
We are travelling west-northwest at the moment.

Translations

west-northwestward — see west-northwestward

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