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Meaning of "north-northwesterly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY

north-northwesterly  [ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈwestəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
North-Northwesterly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of north-northwesterly in the English dictionary

The definition of north-northwesterly in the dictionary is a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY


asystole
əˈsɪstəlɪ
coastally
ˈkəʊstəlɪ
costally
ˈkɒstəlɪ
diastole
daɪˈæstəlɪ
distally
ˈdɪstəlɪ
easterly
ˈiːstəlɪ
extrasystole
ˌɛkstrəˈsɪstəlɪ
headmasterly
ˌhɛdˈmæstəlɪ
masterliness
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
masterly
ˈmɑːstəlɪ
north-northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northeasterly
ˌnɔːθˈiːstəlɪ
northwesterly
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ
postally
ˈpəʊstəlɪ
sinisterly
ˈsɪnɪstəlɪ
sisterly
ˈsɪstəlɪ
southeasterly
ˌsaʊθˈiːstəlɪ
southwesterly
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstəlɪ
systole
ˈsɪstəlɪ
westerly
ˈwɛstəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY

north-country
north-facing
north-northeast
north-northeasterly
north-northwest
North-Sea gas
north-wall hammer
North-West Frontier
North-West Frontier Province
Northallerton
Northampton
Northamptonshire
Northants
northbound
Northcliffe
northcountryman
northcountrymen
northcountrywoman
northcountrywomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY

biquarterly
bitterly
clouterly
daughterly
elderly
formerly
latterly
northerly
overly
painterly
porterly
properly
quarterly
souterly
spinsterly
unsisterly
utterly
whoremasterly
winterly
writerly

Synonyms and antonyms of north-northwesterly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «north-northwesterly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY

Find out the translation of north-northwesterly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of north-northwesterly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «north-northwesterly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东北西北
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

norte- noroeste
570 millions of speakers

English

north-northwesterly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तर northwesterly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشمال و الشمال الغربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

северо- северо-запад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

norte -noroeste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তর-উত্তরপশ্চিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

au nord - nord-ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Utara-utara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nord- Nordwesten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

北北西
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

북 - 북서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

North-northwesterly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bắc gió tây bắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடக்கு northwesterly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तर-उत्तर-पश्चिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuzey-kuzeybatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a nord - nord-ovest
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

północno- północno-zachodnim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

північно - північний захід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nord - nord-vest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βόρεια - βορειοδυτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Noord - noordwestelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nord- nordvästlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nord - nordvestlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of north-northwesterly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY»

The term «north-northwesterly» is used very little and occupies the 165.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «north-northwesterly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «north-northwesterly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about north-northwesterly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY»

Discover the use of north-northwesterly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to north-northwesterly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geology of the Southern Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
Air photographs of the region northeast of Guadalupe Peak show innumerable north-northwesterly joints traversing the Capitan limestone on the mountain sides . On the ground, the joints of this set commonly appear as long, parallel, open ...
Philip Burke King, 1948
2
Geological Survey professional paper
The set trends in about the same direction nearly everywhere, although near McKittrick Canyon in the northeast part of the area (area 4) , joints that may belong to the same system have a northwestward course. The north- northwesterly set is ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), Geological Survey (U.S.). Geographic Names Information Management, 1948
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
R. 9 W.; (39) Then north-northwesterly 15,350 feet in a straight ... a peak identified as having an elevation of 1,070 feet; (43) Then north-northwesterly 14,750 feet in a straight line to the point on a peak identified as having an elevation of 1,301 ...
‎1980
4
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Navigation and ...
... latitude 45°59'38.65" N, longitude 122°51'05.97" W; thence continuing north- northwesterly to latitude 46°00'36.82" N, longitude 122°51'30.90" W; thence continuing west-northwesterly to latitude 46°00'51.32" N, longitude 122°51'45.44" W; ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
5
14 CFR Aeronautics and Space: CFR Parts 60 to 109
... continuing south-southeasterly tO latitude 45°59'41.48” N, longitude 122°50' 52.40" W; thence continuing southwesterly to latitude 45°59'38.65” N, longitude 122°51'05.97" W; thence continuing north-northwesterly to latitude 46°00'36.82” N, ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
6
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Navigation and ...
An area to be enclosed by a line beginning north- northwesterly of Sandy Island at latitude 46°01'20.48" N, longitude 122°52'04.32" W; thence continuing east- southeasterly to latitude 46°00'57.73" N, longitude 122°51'35.14" W; thence ...
‎2010
7
26 CFR Internal Revenue: CFR Parts 30-39
... (16) Then west southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.1 miles to the 1,230-foot promontory in section 24, T. 22 S., R. 9 E.; (17) Then north northwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.4 miles to the 1,149-foot promontory in section ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
8
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Alcohol, Tobacco ...
R7W (Whispering Pines Quadrangle); then (6) Proceed about 1.1 miles north- northwesterly along Big Canyon Road, leaving the Whispering Pines map, to its intersection with Loch Lomond Road, northeast of Hoberg Airport, section 19, T12N ...
National Archives and Records Administration, Office of the Federal Register, 2010
9
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 27, Alcohol, Tobacco ...
... (16) Then west southwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.1 miles to the 1,230-foot promontory in section 24, T. 22 S., R. 9 E.; (17) Then north northwesterly in a straight line approximately 1.4 miles to the 1,149-foot promontory in section ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2011
10
Bulletin of the National Research Council
A second ridge, the New Caledonia Ridge, with New Caledonia Island on its crest, extends from New Zealand in a north-northwesterly direction nearly to the parallel of 15° S. latitude. To the west of these lies the Queensland Midge whose  ...
‎1932

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term north-northwesterly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TransAsia to cancel flights due to typhoon
... Bureau, as of 8 a.m. Thursday, Nangka was centered 430 km south of Osaka, moving at a speed of 21 kph in a north-northwesterly direction. «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
2
NASA sees Typhoon Nangka moving through Northwestern Pacific
Nangka continues moving in a north-northwesterly direction and is expected to near Kyushu, southwestern Japan on by July 16. Explore ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Storm forms southeast of Hawai'i
... while the disturbance with a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation is moving in a north-northwesterly direction away from the islands. «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Jul 15»
4
Ela loses tropical depression status
... while the disturbance with a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation is moving in a north-northwesterly direction away from the islands. «The University of Hawaii Kaleo, Jul 15»
5
CWB warns of heavy rain in southeastern Taiwan
... centered 240 kilometers west-southwest of Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving at a speed of 7 km per hour in a north-northwesterly direction. «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
6
Tropical Storm Linfa causes flight disruptions
... some 240 kilometers west-southwest of Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving at a speed of 7 km per hour in a north-northwesterly direction. «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
7
Weather Forecast For Tuesday July 7
Winds northwesterly light, veering north-northwesterly during the evening. High near 29°C/85°F, low near 26°C/78°F. Clear sky UV Index ... «Bernews, Jul 15»
8
Sea warning could be issued Sunday night for tropical storm
... south of Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving at a speed of 5 kilometers per hour in a north-northwesterly direction, weather forecasters said. «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
9
Tropical storm likely to affect Taiwan from Sunday: CWB
... centered 3,110 kilometers east-southeast of Taiwan's southernmost tip, moving at a speed of 7 km per hour in a north-northwesterly direction. «Focus Taiwan News Channel, Jul 15»
10
Partly cloudy skies for Tuesday afternoon
What a difference 24 hours makes! Courtesy of a refreshing north-northwesterly wind, our Muggy Meter continues to drop into the comfortable range as dew ... «WTHR, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. North-Northwesterly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/north-northwesterly>. Apr 2024 ».
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