Northwest By West (Noun)
Meaning
The compass point that is one point west of northwest.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The hikers used their map to navigate in a northwest by west direction to reach the summit.
- The captain adjusted the ship's course to a northwest by west heading to avoid the storm.
- The pilot flew the plane in a northwest by west direction to reach the destination airport.
- The surveyor used a compass to determine the northwest by west boundary of the property.
- The group set off in a northwest by west direction to explore the uncharted territory.