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Definition of west-north-west in English: west-north-westnoun The direction or compass point midway between west and north-west. Example sentencesExamples - The system was said to be moving west-north-west at seven miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
- He said the storm was moving towards west-north-west at 19 kilometres per hour with maximum sustained winds at 100 kilometres per hour.
- Positioned about 100 miles west-north-west off mainland Scotland, St Kilda is a group of seven islands, which are often inaccessible to divers due to unforgiving weather.
- Head south-east now along the summit ridge and drop down for a short distance in the same direction before turning west-north-west where the trail begins.
- John Brown reports that the fireball appeared about 120 km west-north-west from Amsterdam.
- By late afternoon, the National Hurricane Centre said the tropical depression had been estimated to be 175 miles west of St Lucia and was moving west-north-west.
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