Adjective : a north-northwest wind. ,a north-northwest course.    From Dictionary.com. 

Adverb : sailing north-northwest.    From Dictionary.com. 

"Yes; it bears north-northwest, two miles distant.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866] Reference

"Veering north-northwest, sir," the pilot reported.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exodus From The Long Sun]

Now moving to the north-northwest at 12 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2004] Reference

At this point, it's going to take a north-northwest path.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2003] Reference

Moving to the north-northwest at about 21 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2003] Reference

Dennis is moving north-northwest at around 14 miles an hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2005] Reference

The movement is to the north-northwest at 10 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2005] Reference

The pleasure of salt spray, breeze from the north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prayers To Broken Stones]

This one was located just about 12 miles to the north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006] Reference

This morning she's sitting about 20 miles north-northwest of me.    From Wordnik.com.  [grouse Diary Entry] Reference

Winds are 40 miles per hour, moving to the north-northwest at 22.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2003] Reference

Right now it's moving at about 20 miles per hour north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007] Reference

It is accelerating to the north north-northwest at 14 miles an hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2003] Reference

And now the hurricane force winds are heading to the north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2005] Reference

This Category 5 hurricane continues to shift toward the north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2004] Reference

But the storm actually started moving north-northwest, rather than north.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 25, 2003] Reference

And you got to remember that the coastline of Florida is north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 20, 2008] Reference

Now, this one is headed north-northwest, then turn more towards the north.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 28, 2005] Reference

The movement right now is towards the north-northwest at 10 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2005] Reference

Munger is an unincorporated town about 85 miles north-northwest of Detroit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference

Striking north-northwest towards Gandu itself was open to the same objection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anywhen]

The winds will produce a "cooling" breeze from the north-northwest at 5-10 mph.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forecast: Cold front late today signals break in heat] Reference

Let's turn now to Lafayette, the storm just north-northwest of there right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2008] Reference

Lane is moving north-northwest and could threaten the Baja California peninsula.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2006] Reference

These commuter trains really fan out toward the north-northwest, the western area.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2005] Reference

Her bangs back then had their own agenda, flying north-northwest and thither and yon.    From Wordnik.com.  [7/31/02 You never get to] Reference

And some of the cells are moving to the north-northwest about 50 to 60 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2008] Reference

They'd start going north-northwest because that's what the terrain compelled them to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bear and the Dragon]

Last night the winds were coming in from the north-northwest, now blowing from the south.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2004] Reference

It's about 50 miles maybe north-northwest of Oklahoma City and just few miles east of I35.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 24, 2008] Reference

The Tiger company moved out with the rest of the division north-northwest toward Brusilov.    From Wordnik.com.  [Panzer Aces]

The Valley of Flowers is in the Paspawati valley 23 km north-northwest of Nanda Devi Park.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India] Reference

The 5.2 magnitude quake was centered about 38 miles north-northwest of Evansville, Indiana.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2008] Reference

Currently, the last couple of hours, it has been moving north-northwest at 7 miles an hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2003] Reference

Right now, the movement to the north at about five miles per hour, north-northwest actually.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2005] Reference

It is moving a little faster, however, now towards the north-northwest about 18 miles per hour.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2005] Reference

Right now, the movement's to the north-northwest, at 15 miles per hour, with maximum winds at 70.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2005] Reference

Forty, thirty, then twenty-two, according to Ryo's count, were traveling steadily north-northwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nor Crystal Tears]

Wednesday's quake was centered about 33 miles north-northwest of Concepcion at a depth of.    From Wordnik.com.  [FOXNews.com] Reference