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Nor'-nor'-west

noun
1.
The compass point that is midway between north and northwest.  Synonyms: NNW, north northwest.






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"Nor'-nor'-west" Quotes from Famous Books



... quarter they had no means of knowing, but it was a chill wind. Biorn guessed it was northerly. He saw the stars before he saw the sun, and got his bearings. Next day it was fair. The sun rose out of the sea. The ship was heading nor'-nor'-west. He hoisted all sail, and made brave work of it. In the course of that day they saw land ahead, a long low line of dark, like a bank of rain-cloud. Biorn ran on, heading straight for it, but he had his doubts from the first, and when ...
— Gudrid the Fair - A Tale of the Discovery of America • Maurice Hewlett



Words linked to "Nor'-nor'-west" :   north-northwest, point, compass point, NNW, north northwest



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