Thesaurus: northwest

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1. n. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
2. 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.
3. a. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
4. adv. Toward the northwest.
5. adj. situated in or oriented toward the northwest
6. adj. coming from the northwest
7. n. the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
8. n. the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
9. n. a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
10. adv. to, toward, or in the northwest
11. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. 1. 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. 2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators. Toward the northwest.
12. The point in the horizon between the north and west, andequally distant from each; the northwest part or region.