- 1. n. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. Source: opted
- 4. adv. Toward the northwest. Source: opted
- 5. adj. situated in or oriented toward the northwest Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. coming from the northwest Source: wordnet
- 7. n. the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point Source: wordnet
- 8. n. the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees Source: wordnet
- 9. n. a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city Source: wordnet
- 10. adv. to, toward, or in the northwest Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 12. The point in the horizon between the north and west, andequally distant from each; the northwest part or region. Source: adambom
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