NORTHWESTS

Noun

northwests

plural of northwest

Source: Wiktionary


NORTHWEST

North`west", n. Etym: [AS. noredhwest.]

Definition: The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

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.

North`west", adv.

Definition: Toward the northwest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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