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west by north

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west by north
n. Abbr. WbN
The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due west and west-northwest, or 78°45 west of due north.
adv. & adj.
Toward or from west by north.
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Noun1.west by northwest by north - the compass point that is one point north of due west
WbN
compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
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The wind had dropped to a steady blow, still from west by north, and the sea had gone down correspondingly.
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