Looking for sentences and phrases with the word west-northwest? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
There she tacked east to west in the lee of the island, and reported winds gusting to 60 knots from the west-northwest, and large to moderate seas.
Examples from Classical Literature
The wind, which had been blowing a gale from the southeast, veered suddenly to west-northwest.
The wind was west-northwest, and the course northeast by east, with the sea continuing to roll against us in front.
The English stood off on the port tack to the west or west-northwest, and next day returned to the fight.
At the first dawn of day, a current drove it gently toward the west-northwest.
These dunes, 20 to 30 feet high, were deeply cut by winds from the west-northwest.
The English were there, stretching irregularly in a west-northwest line.
It runs mostly east and east-southeast, and west and west-northwest.
Americanos lies approximately 75 miles west-northwest of cuatro Cienegas.
Wednesday, the storm was located about 500 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands and was moving to the west-northwest at about 13 mph, forecasters said.
