northwest
noun
a point on the compass midway between north and west. NW
northwesternmost
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a word derived from
northwest.
Example Sentences
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I was headed to Cape Flattery, the northwesternmost point in the contiguous U.S., and La Push on the Pacific Ocean, my home for the night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The school, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, was immediately closed down following the attack.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2022
Everyone’s favorite European traveler, Rick Steves, snuck in another visit to the northwesternmost corner of the state of Washington with us this March.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2022
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The ingredients needed to build the world’s tallest ice sculpture — bountiful water and extremely cold weather — exist in abundance in this small city hard on the state’s northwesternmost tip.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015
The highlands as claimed by the United States, extending from the northwesternmost head of the Connecticut River to the portage road which leads from the St. Lawrence River to Lake Temiscouata.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 2: John Tyler by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson
