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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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