Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and northeast, or 22°30′ east of due north.
- adjective To, toward, of, facing, or in the north-northeast.
- adverb In, from, or toward the north-northeast.
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- noun The
compass bearing orcompass point halfway betweennorth andnortheast , specifically 22.5°, abbreviated asNNE . - noun One of 32 named cardinal points.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to, toward, or in the north-northeast
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Examples
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We're looking at a slightly better than 50/50 chance for light or light-to-moderate snow during the day Tuesday as the coastal low continues north-northeast.
Forecast: Chilly 30s 'til next snow chance Brian Jackson 2011
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The quake struck at 1:41 p.m. local time, its epicenter 16 kilometers 10 miles north-northeast of Van, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey Marc Champion 2011
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EDT, Katia had top sustained winds of 105 miles per hour and was about 365 miles north-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands, the hurricane center said.
Hurricane Katia intensifies over Atlantic Reuters 2011
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But the storm was forecast to lose strength on Monday before dissipating as it takes a projected north-northeast track further out to sea.
Tropical Storm Jose forms near Bermuda: NHC Reuters 2011
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Tomorrow Night: Clouds take over the sky as low pressure forms off the Southeast coast and starts to work its way north-northeast.
Forecast: Chilly 30s 'til next snow chance Brian Jackson 2011
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And what about all those times we aren't really turning right or left so much as abruptly heading north-northeast or north-northwest?
John Baxter: Manhattan Taxi Driver Discovers Mysterious "Turn Signal" Lever on Cab's Steering Column 2010
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It's a couple of degrees north-northeast, but it's basically north.
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The Gulf Stream is a moving mass of seawater that flows in a north-northeast trajectory off the eastern coast of the United States.
OVERBOARD ! MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS 2010
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The storm rapidly moves north-northeast and away from the mid-Atlantic late Friday, but big waves and rip currents likely linger into the weekend.
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Confidence is fairly high that Earl will accelerate quickly to the north-northeast late Friday into very early Saturday -- so weather for the majority of the holiday weekend still looks nice and sunny for the Carolina and VA/MD/DE beaches -- even if cooler and a bit breezy.
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