Northwest /(?)/

North·west

Northwest

n.
  1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
  2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [U.S.]

Northwest

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.

Phrases & Compounds
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.

Northwest

adv.
  1. Toward the northwest.