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