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northwest
n. direction situated between north and west on a compass
 
adj. of the northwest; situated in the northwest
 
adv. of or from the northwest


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Northwest
Northwest or north west is the ordinal direction halfway between north and west on a compass. It is the opposite of southeast. Some terms use the word northwest or a variation of it:NorthwestNorthwest Airlines, a large airline headquartered in the United StatesNorthwest High School, a name for several high schoolsNorthwest Highlands, an area of ScotlandNorthwest School, arts high school in SeattleNorthwest Passage, a sea route traversing Canada's Arctic archipelago.Northwest Passage (disambiguation) also points to less common usages of the same term.Northwest Province, CameroonNorthwest Ordinance, U.S. ordinance outlining the provisions of accepting a new stateNorthwest Smith, a character in science fiction stories by C. L. MooreNorthwest Photonics Association, a collaboration of photonics companies in the Northwest of EnglandThe Northwest Territory, historical region roughly overlapping today's Midwestern United StatesNorthwest Territories, Canadian territoryPacific Northwest, unofficial region in the United States and CanadaNorthwest University A small Christian university in Kirkland, Washington
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Northwest
Noun
1. the northwestern region of the United States
(synonym) northwestern United States
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) West, western United States
(part-meronym) Cascades, Cascade Range, Cascade Mountains

 
northwest
Noun
1. the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
(synonym) nor'-west, NW
(hypernym) compass point, point
Adjective
1. situated in or oriented toward the northwest
(synonym) northwestern, northwesterly
(similar) north
2. coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds"
(synonym) northwesterly
(similar) north
Adverb
1. to, toward, or in the northwest
(synonym) north-west, nor'-west


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Northwest
(n.)
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
  
 
(adv.)
Toward the northwest.
  
 
(a.)
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.
  
 
(a.)
Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
  

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