northwest

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/nɔɹθˈwɛst/

adj 3name 2noun 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

outside, pacific, sealable, semitic, small, south, united

The small northwest corner of the building caught the most afternoon sunlight.

VERB + NORTHWEST

belong, born, branch, hiked, located, marched, situated, travelling

My grandparents were born in the northwest and never left that region.

NORTHWEST + NOUN

airlines, alaska, algeria, arizona, coast, corner, course, group

I flew Northwest Airlines to Seattle last summer for my cousin's wedding.

PREP.

about, across, from, in, in, into, mid-19th, off

A cold wind blew across the northwest region of the country yesterday afternoon.

Definitions

noun

The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

adj

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

Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.

We are travelling northwest at the moment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the compass point midway between north and west

adjective — situated in or oriented toward the northwest

adjective — coming from the northwest

northwesterly

adverb — to, toward, or in the northwest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a northwest course

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

a northwest wind

Wiktionary

We are travelling northwest at the moment.

Wiktionary

In 2008, Delta and Northwest airlines united to form the world's largest airline.

Tatoeba · #682263

Shanghaiing is a practice from the mid-19th Northwest United States that consisted of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques.

Tatoeba · #777731

Usage Notes

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In some senses, northwest is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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