Northwest
Northwest , noun
[Anglo-Saxon norewest.]
1.
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
2.
The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [United States]
Northwest , adjective
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.
Collocations (1)
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.
Northwest , adverb
Toward the northwest.