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NORTH NORTHWEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does north northwest mean?
• NORTH NORTHWEST (noun)
The noun NORTH NORTHWEST has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
Familiarity information: NORTH NORTHWEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is midway between north and northwest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
NNW; nor'-nor'-west; north northwest
Hypernyms ("north northwest" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
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