northwest
adverb
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L333840 on Wikidata ↗noun
- direction between north and west
adjective
- from, in, or pertaining to to the northwest
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ / /nɔːθˈwɛst/ / /noːθˈwɛst/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.
- Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
- Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
“a northwest course”
“But on Friday, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying more than 70 deportees arrived around midday in the city of San Pedro Sula, about 100 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital.”
- Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
“a northwest wind”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.
- Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
“We are travelling northwest at the moment.”
name
Etymology: By proprialization from northwest.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.
- The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.