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NORTH BY WEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does north by west mean?
• NORTH BY WEST (noun)
The noun NORTH BY WEST has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is one point west of due north
Familiarity information: NORTH BY WEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is one point west of due north
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
NbW; north by west
Hypernyms ("north by west" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
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