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NNW

NNW is the initialism of north-northwest.

Meaning of north-northwest

Noun

north-northwest (uncountable)

  1. The compass point halfway between northwest and north; specifically at a bearing of 337.5°.
    Antonyms:
    south-southeast

See all 5 meanings of north-northwest

Questions about NNW

What is NNW the initialism of?
NNW is the initialism of north-northwest.

Words near NNW in the dictionary

  1. NNTP
  2. NNTR
  3. NNTs
  4. NNUE
  5. NNUEs
  6. NNW
  7. no
  8. No 10
  9. No 11
  10. no and low
  11. no bail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: NNW (page history and authors); north-northwest (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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