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WNW

WNW is the initialism of west-northwest.

Meaning of west-northwest

Noun

west-northwest (uncountable)

  1. The compass point halfway between west and northwest; specifically at a bearing of 292.5°.
    Antonyms:
    east-southeast

See all 5 meanings of west-northwest

Questions about WNW

What is WNW the initialism of?
WNW is the initialism of west-northwest.

Words near WNW in the dictionary

  1. wntd
  2. Wntless
  3. Wnuk
  4. Wnuks
  5. WNV
  6. WNW
  7. wo
  8. wo'n't
  9. wo/man
  10. wo/men
  11. woa

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Adapted from Wiktionary: WNW (page history and authors); west-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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