Northwest - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌnɔːrθˈwest|  American pronunciation of the word northwest
Brit.  |ˌnɔːθˈwest|  British pronunciation of the word northwest

noun

- the northwestern region of the United States
- the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
- the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees (syn: northwestward)
- a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

adverb

- to, toward, or in the northwest (syn: north-west)

adjective

- situated in or oriented toward the northwest (syn: northwesterly, northwestern)
- coming from the northwest (syn: northwesterly)
northwesterly winds

Extra examples

It's about 80 miles northwest of here.

I headed northwest on Route 1.

A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.

We traveled throughout the Northwest.

...the cruise ship sheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane...

...there are permanent glaciers in the cool, humid highlands of the Pacific Northwest...

These daisies naturalize well in the Pacific Northwest.

The town is located in the northwest quadrant of the state.

She rode northwest toward Boulder.

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