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northwest by north

northwest by north noun: the compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.

northwest by north: the compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated...
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Noun

northwest by north (uncountable)

  1. The compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.

Questions about northwest by north

What does northwest by north mean?
Northwest by north means the compass point halfway between northwest and north-northwest, specifically 326.25°, abbreviated as NWbN.
What part of speech is northwest by north?
Northwest by north is a noun.

Words near northwest by north in the dictionary

  1. Northway
  2. Northways
  3. northwest
  4. Northwest Angle
  5. Northwest Arctic Borough
  6. northwest by north
  7. northwest by west
  8. Northwest Germanic
  9. Northwest Imperative
  10. Northwest Passage
  11. Northwest Territorial Imperative

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