northwest

[ nawrth-west; Nautical nawr-west ]
/ ˌnɔrθˈwɛst; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛst /

noun

adjective

Also north·west·ern. coming from the northwest: a northwest wind.
directed toward the northwest: sailing a northwest course.

adverb

from the northwest.
toward the northwest: sailing northwest.

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Origin of northwest

before 900; Middle English, Old English; see north, west

Words nearby northwest

northumberland strait, northumbria, northumbrian, northward, northwards, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwest indian confederation, northwest ordinance, northwest passage
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British Dictionary definitions for northwest (1 of 2)

northwest
/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛst, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛst) /

noun

the point of the compass or direction midway between north and west, 315° clockwise from north
the northwest (often capital) any area lying in or towards this direction

adjective Also: northwestern

(sometimes capital) of or denoting the northwestern part of a specified country, area, etcnorthwest Greenland

adjective, adverb

in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northwest
Symbol: NW

Derived forms of northwest

northwesternmost, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for northwest (2 of 2)

Northwest
/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛst) /

noun the Northwest

the northwestern part of England, esp Lancashire and the Lake District
the northwestern part of the US, consisting of the states of Washington, Oregon, and sometimes Idaho
(in Canada) the region north and west of the Great Lakes
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