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northwest by west

the direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between northwest and west-northwest; 11°15′ west of northwest

See northwest by west in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. NWbW

The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between northwest and west-northwest, or 56°15: west of due north.

adverb & adj.

Toward or from northwest by west.

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