Northwest Definition

nôrth-wĕst, nôr-wĕst
noun
The direction, or the point on a mariner's compass, halfway between north and west; 45° west of due north.
Webster's New World
A district or region in or toward this direction.
Webster's New World
A historical region of the north-central United States west of the Mississippi River and north of the Missouri River.
American Heritage
A region of the northwest United States, generally including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
In, of, to, toward, or facing the northwest.
Webster's New World
From the northwest.
A northwest wind.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In or toward the northwest.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Northwest

Noun

Singular:
northwest
Plural:
northwests

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Northwest

  • the Northwest

Origin of Northwest

Northwest Sentence Examples

  • Stay away from the southeast and northwest street corners.

  • On the 3rd of September Henry Hudson, in the employ of the Dutch East India Company, entered New York Bay in the " Half Moon " in search of the " northwest passage."

  • The natural harbour, which, with a depth diminishing from 70 to 30 fathoms, strikes in from the northwest so as to cut the island into two fairly equal portions, with an isthmus not more than 14 m.

  • The largest, Commissioner's Salt Pan, in the arid northwest district, is 18 to 20 m.

  • The Gurgan rises on the Armutlu plateau in Khorasan east of Astarabad, and enters the Caspian in 37 4 N., northwest of Astarabad, after a course of about 200 m.

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