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west-northwesterly

west-northwesterly adjective: coming from the west-northwest.

Adjective

west-northwesterly (not comparable)

  1. Coming from the west-northwest.
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of west-northwest.
    • Alternative form: west-northwestward

Noun

west-northwesterly (plural west-northwesterlies)

  1. A persistent wind or storm from the west-northwest.

Forms of west-northwesterly

pluralwest-northwesterlies

Questions about west-northwesterly

What does west-northwesterly mean?
West-northwesterly means coming from the west-northwest.
What part of speech is west-northwesterly?
West-northwesterly can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near west-northwesterly in the dictionary

  1. West-Flanders
  2. West-Indiaman
  3. west-north-west
  4. west-northwest
  5. west-northwesterlies
  6. west-northwesterly
  7. west-northwestern
  8. west-northwestward
  9. west-northwestwards
  10. west-south-west
  11. west-southwest

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