Northwest - Definition
northwest
adv 1: to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: northwest,
north-west, nor'-west]
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn:
northwestern, northwesterly, northwest]
2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn:
northwesterly, northwest]
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn:
Northwest, northwestern United States]
2: the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass
point
3: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
degrees [syn: northwest, nor'-west, northwestward,
NW]
4: a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or
city