west-northwest
Compass point, 292.5°
West-northwest is the compass direction halfway between west and northwest, or 22.5 degrees north of due west.
It appears in navigation and meteorology: Winds shifting to west-northwest at fifteen knots.
Abbreviated WNW.
Posture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- headingDirectional course traveled
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- degreesUnits of measurement
cardinal · intercardinal · quadrant · meridian · coordinate · grid · sector · zone
Planned path forward
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- routePath from A to B
- trajectoryPath of moving object
vector · waypoint · chart · piloting · wayfinding · sextant · astrolabe · compass rose
bearing
Posture or orientation
- azimuthHorizontal directional angle
- headingDirectional course traveled
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
degrees · cardinal · intercardinal · quadrant · meridian · coordinate · grid · sector · zone · declination
course
Planned path forward
trajectory · vector · waypoint · chart · piloting · wayfinding · sextant · astrolabe · compass rose · dead reckoning
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
port · rudder · bow · stern · keel · mast · jib · schooner · yacht · mariner
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
airflow · draft · blow · prevailing · headwind · crosswind · tailwind · chinook · mistral · sirocco
west-northwesteast-southeast
112.5 degrees from north
ESE · east · southeast · east-northeast · ENE
north, west, westward, northwest, northerly, northward, westerly, northwestern, westerlies