NORTHWEST Definition & Meaning

northwest

[ nawrth-west; Nautical nawr-west ]

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noun

a point on the compass midway between north and west. : NW
a region in this direction.
the Northwest,
1. the northwestern part of the United States, especially Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
2. the northwestern part of the United States when its western boundary was the Mississippi River.
3. the northwestern part of Canada.

adjective

coming from the northwest:
a northwest wind.
directed toward the northwest:
sailing a northwest course.

adverb

from the northwest.
toward the northwest:
sailing northwest.

Northwest

/ ˌ��ɔːθˈ��ɛ�� /

noun

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

northwest

/ ˌ��ɔːθˈ��ɛ��; 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

sometimes capital of or denoting the northwestern part of a specified country, area, etc
northwest Greenland

adjective

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

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of northwest¹

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

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Molly, from Harrow in northwest London, took her own life in 2017 after being exposed to a stream of suicide and self-harm content on the two platforms.

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For the next four hours, the Gulfstream jet cruised northwest above western Africa and the Atlantic Ocean toward the small archipelago of Cape Verde.

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Along Southern California’s coast this week, Munroe said to expect high surf with four- to seven-foot waves due to strong winds and storms to the west and northwest.

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The light green pills, 5,000 in total and marked with an M, are packed tightly - a fraction of what Jay says he sells every week in LA and across the American northwest.

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Kern County — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake, the strongest to strike the region in three years, shook Southern California on Aug. 6, with an epicenter northwest of the Grapevine.

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