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NNW

abbr.

north-northwest

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NNW

symbol for

(Physical Geography) north-northwest

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NNW

or N.N.W.,

north-northwest.

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Noun

NNW - the compass point that is midway between north and northwest

nor'-nor'-west, north northwest

compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

Translations

NNW

ÉÉNy

NNW

ABBR =north-northwest → NNO

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NNW

abbr of north-northwest → NNW

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The weather was pretty good, wind at NNW. a fresh gale, and we soon came to speak with her.

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Several gold mineralization occurrences are strongly controlled by altered NNW and NE structures, including the Heberto zone (2.13 g/t gold over 23 m; 1.15 g/t gold over 64 m including 3.65 g/t gold over 13 m) and the CLN shear (2 g/t gold over 11 m including 3.26 g/t gold over 6 m).

DIOS Exploration uncovers new highgrade gold showing of 94.88 gt gold on AU33

Results: Pain in teeth, pain on chewing, bleeding gums and burning sensation in the mouth was significantly worse among NW than NNW (p<0.01).

Self-perceived oral symptoms and periodontal inflammatory conditions in habitual naswar dippers

Twenty-five percent (25%) of every product sold either on the SGL or NNW website will be donated to buy bullet-proof vests for Police Officers who need them.

Bad News for Burglars; Super Grip Lock (SGL) Partners with the National Neighborhood Watch (NNW)

NNW says that it is a multifaceted financial news and publishing company that delivers a new generation of social communication solutions, news aggregation and syndication, and enhanced news release services.

Greenkraft selects NetworkNewsWire's corporate communications expertise

An advertisement will be placed in NNW supplements of NB daily newspapers.

The board of directors met on February 19 & 20, 2014 at NANB headquarters in Fredericton

Figure 9 shows the wind speed ratios at each measurement point before and after the establishment of the reducing method for the NNW direction.

Analysis of change in the wind speed ratio according to apartment layout and solutions

With the NNW, the economic accounts are supplemented by monetary valuations of "welfare-positive" aspects of life, i.e.

GNP & beyond: searching for new indicators--a view in retrospect

Greatest elongation east of the Sun--an angular distance of 20[degrees]--is reached on April 26, when Mercury will set 2h12m after sunset; an hour after sunset, the magnitude +0.4 innermost planet will stand about 9[degrees] above the horizon at azimuth 296[degrees] in the NNW, an easy naked eye target perhaps also presenting some wide-field photographic possibilities.

The planets

As we celebrate National Nurses Week 2008 (NNW) May 6-12, the American Nurses Association (ANA) and its constituent member associations (CMAs) salute nurses across the country with the theme Nurses: Making a Difference Every Day.

National Nurses Week 2008 message from ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR

This extends the known range for the species in the State of Mexico toward the most southern population's northeast limit (13 Km to the NE of Ixtlahuaca, on hwy 55 NNW Toluca, State of Mexico) and it is the first record since 1972 (UMMZ 19348(1), reservoir near Tabernillas, 30 Km NW Toluca).