north-northeasterly

n, pl -lies

1. (Physical Geography) a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast

2. (Nautical Terms) a wind or storm coming from the north-northeast

adj

3. (Physical Geography) in, to, or towards the north-north east

4. (Physical Geography) (of a wind) coming from the northeast

adv

5. (Physical Geography) to the north-northeast; in a north-northeasterly direction

6. (Nautical Terms) to the north-northeast; in a north-northeasterly direction

References in classic literature ?

They kept on a north-northeasterly course for two days, when they were overtaken by a calm which lasted for nearly a week.

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The bulletin said the storm was likely to intensify further and move in a north-northeasterly direction.

Bangladesh prepares for cyclone impact

The orientation of the yardangs leads scientists to theorise that strong north-northeasterly winds (from the lower right in the image) both deposited the original sediments and then caused their subsequent erosion in a later drier period of martian history.

Images of crater show evidence for climate evolution on Mars

The current environmental conditions and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models suggest that the system was likely to weaken further and move in a north-northeasterly direction and re-emerge in the north Bay of Bengal.