Hypertext Webster Gateway: "northwest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Northwest \North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and
equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Northwest \North`west"\, a.
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.
{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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Northwest \North`west"\, adv.
Toward the northwest.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
northwest
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwestern},
{northwesterly}]
2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: {northwesterly}]
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn: {Northwest}]
2: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
degrees [syn: {nor'-west}, {NW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {nor'-west}]
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