west-northwest

See also: west northwest and west-north-west

English

West-northwest.

Alternative forms

• west northwest, west-north-west
• WNW (abbreviation)

Noun

west-northwest (uncountable)

1. 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)

1. Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest; west-northwestern.
2. Situated toward or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestward; west-northwesterly.

   A west-northwest course.

3. 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)

1. 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