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Definition of Northwest by west
1. Noun. The compass point that is one point west of northwest.
Definition of Northwest by west
1. Noun. The compass point halfway between northwest and west-northwest, specifically 303.75°, abbreviated as NWbW. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Northwest By West
Literary usage of Northwest by west
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Expansion on the Pacific, 1641-1850: An Account of the Earliest and by Frank Alfred Golder (1914)
"Eighteen miles were covered in the last two days. Six miles were added the next
day with the aid of winds, chiefly from northwest by west. ..."
2. Reports of Judgments of Hon. Edward Fox, United States District Judge for by Edward Fox, Thomas Hawes Haskell, United States District Court (Maine) (1887)
"Woodward, master of Telegraph says it was baffling from northwest to northwest
by west. Foster, master of the Laura represents it as west- northwest to ..."
3. Russian Expansion on the Pacific, 1641-1850: An Account of the Earliest and by Frank Alfred Golder (1914)
"Eighteen miles were covered in the last two days. Six miles were added the next
day with the aid of winds, chiefly from northwest by west. ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United by United States District Court (New York), Robert Dewey Benedict, United States District Court (Vermont) (1876)
"... at the blow, northwest by west, and the brig north northwest, which would make
the blow angle forward on the schooner five points from square across. ..."
5. Scouting for Girls: Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts (1920)
"... Northwest Southeast by East Northwest East, Southeast Northwest by West
Southeast by South North, Northwest Southeast Northwest by North South, ..."
6. North Coast of France Pilot: Including the Channel Islands by United States Hydrographic Office (1917)
"This stream turns round by west, and about 3 hours after high water its direction
is northwest by west, but it does not attain its greatest strength of 2i ..."
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