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Definition of Northwest

Northwest
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.
Northwest
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.
Northwest
Northwest North`west", adv. Toward the northwest.

Meaning of Northwest from wikipedia

- ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest—each located halfway between two cardinal directions. Some disciplines...
- The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; French: Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada...
- The Pacific Northwest (PNW; French: Nord-Ouest Pacifique), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in Western North America bounded...
- The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western...
- The Northwest P****age (NWP) is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America...
- Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it merged with Delta Air Lines in...
- Northwest Stadium is an American football stadium in Landover, Maryland, located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Washington, D.C. The stadium is the home of...
- of the Northwest Territories (French: Commissaire des Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is the Government of Canada's representative in the Northwest Territories...
- North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitch****, and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James...
- Events leading to the American Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions End of Atlantic slave trade Missouri Compromise Tariff...