- (adv.) Toward the northwest.
- (a.) 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.
- (a.) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
- (n.) The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
- (a.) 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.
- (n.) The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
- (a.) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
- (adv.) Toward the northwest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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