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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seobukseo
"배는 서북서 방향으로 항해하고 있었다."
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The compass point midway between west and northwest, specifically at a bearing of 292.5 degrees.
"The ship altered its course slightly to the west-northwest."
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In a direction toward the west-northwest.
"The storm was moving west-northwest across the region."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining the cardinal direction 'west' and the intercardinal direction 'northwest', this term originated in Late Middle English as maritime navigation expanded. It derives from Germanic root words for setting sun and upward directions, systematically coined to designate the specific point on the compass half-way between west and northwest.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "West-northwest" is said worldwide
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ouest-nord-ouest
Transliteration: ouest-nord-ouest
"Le vent souffle de l'ouest-nord-ouest."
West-Nordwest
Transliteration: west-nord-west
"Das Flugzeug flog nach West-Nordwest."
ovest-nord-ovest
Transliteration: ovest-nord-ovest
"La rotta della nave era a ovest-nord-ovest."
oeste-noroeste
Transliteration: oeste-noroeste
"La tormenta se desplaza hacia el oeste-noroeste."
oés-noroeste
Transliteration: oes-noroeste
"O vento sopra de oés-noroeste."
पश्चिम-उत्तर-पश्चिम
Transliteration: pashchim-uttar-pashchim
"तूफान पश्चिम-उत्तर-पश्चिम की ओर बढ़ रहा था।"
西北偏西
Transliteration: xīběi piān xī
"船正向西北偏西方向航行。"
서북서
Transliteration: seobukseo
"배는 서북서 방향으로 항해하고 있었다."
西北西
Transliteration: seihokusei
"台風は西北西に進んでいます。"
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