north-north-westwardadv.n.adj.
/ˌnɔːθnɔːθˈwɛstwəd/, /ˌnɔːnɔːˈwɛstwəd/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθˌnɔrθˈwɛstwərd/, /ˌnɔrˌnɔrˈwɛstwərd/ A. adv.
= north-north-west adv.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adverb] > north-north-west
north-north-west?c1475
nor-nor-west1580
north-north-westward1784
north-north-westerly1913
1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 203 From about 45° of elevation north-north-westward.
1862 J. S. Hittell Mining in Pacific States of N. Amer. 10 The first mine to produce any noteworthy amount of precious metal was..forty-five miles north-north-westward from Los Angeles.
1947 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 37 83 The profiles plotted in Figure 3 run north-northwestward from Galveston roughly parallel to the Brazos river.
1996 Britannia 27 238 A roughly linear zone which trends north-north-westward from the Portsmouth-Chichester area..to the estuaries of the Mersey and Dee.
B. n.
= north-north-west n.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [noun] > north-north-west
north-north-westa1387
nor-nor-westa1632
north-north-westward1862
1862 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 114 It becomes more north-easterly, and finally..runs strongly to the north-north-westward.
1954 Amer. Midland Naturalist 51 540 The dip of the quartzites..is generally down to the north-northwestward at an angle of about 80 degrees.
C. adj.
= north-north-west adj.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adjective] > north-north-west
north-north-westa1398
nor-nor-west1612
north-north-westerly1844
north-north-westward1990
1990 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 328 623 Three tracks during the night of 20–21 June 1989 had north-northwestward displacements.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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