north-north-westwardsadv.
/ˌnɔːθnɔːθˈwɛstwədz/, /ˌnɔːnɔːˈwɛstwədz/, U.S. /ˌnɔrθˌnɔrθˈwɛstwərdz/, /ˌnɔrˌnɔrˈwɛstwərdz/ Towards the north-north-west.
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north-westOE
north-westlOE
north-westwarda1387
nor'-west?c1475
north-westwards1677
north-westerly1702
north-westwardly1752
north-north-westwards1903
1903 Geogr. Jrnl. 21 77 Some of the lakes are of tectonic origin, being connected with the strike of the folds and the slope north-north-westwards.
1936 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 121 240 They also extend along the east coast for 1500 yards north-north-westwards from Roche Bluff.
1998 Ecology 79 345/2 Tilting north-northwestwards with an angle that is greater than the declination of the sun.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adv.1903