west-northwest

noun

west-north·west

: 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 storm is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph, and a west-northwest to west motion at a slower forward speed is anticipated over the next few days. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024 The latest: The center of Francine, now a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, passed some 35 miles west-northwest of New Orleans, per the National Hurricane Center. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024 As Beryl tracks west-northwest through the Gulf of Mexico into the weekend, where water temperatures are in the mid-80s, the Hurricane Center is predicting at least gradual strengthening. —

Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 The storm was about 180 miles east-southeast of San Juan and about 90 miles east of St. Croix, traveling west-northwest at 18 mph. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for west-northwest

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