'Northwest' definitions:
Definition of 'northwest'
(from WordNet)
adverb
To, toward, or in the northwest [syn: northwest, north-west, nor'-west]
adjective
Situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: northwestern, northwesterly, northwest]
adjective
Coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: northwesterly, northwest]
noun
The northwestern region of the United States [syn: Northwest, northwestern United States]
noun
The direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
noun
The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees [syn: northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW]
noun
A location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
Definition of 'Northwest'
From: GCIDE
- Northwest \North`west"\, adv. Toward the northwest. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Northwest'
From: GCIDE
- Northwest \North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]
- 1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [U.S.] [PJC]
Definition of 'Northwest'
From: GCIDE
- Northwest \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'northwest'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antarctic,
- arctic,
- austral,
- boreal,
- cardinal points,
- compass card,
- compass rose,
- degrees,
- Dixie,
- Dixieland,
- Down East,
- East,
- east,
- East Coast,
- eastbound,
- easterly,
- eastermost,
- eastern,
- easternmost,
- eastland,
- eastward,
- half points,
- hyperborean,
- lubber line,
- meridional,
- Middle Atlantic,
- Middle West,
- New England,
- NNW,
- North,
- north,
- North Central region,
- north-northwest,
- northbound,
- Northeast,
- northeast,
- northeasterly,
- northeastern,
- northerly,
- northern,
- northernmost,
- northland,
- northward,
- Northwest,
- northwest by north,
- northwest by west,
- northwesterly,
- northwestern,
- northwestward,
- northwestwardly,
- northwestwards,
- NW,
- NW by N,
- NW by W,
- occident,
- occidental,
- orient,
- oriental,
- Pacific Northwest,
- quarter points,
- rhumb,
- south,
- South,
- southbound,
- southeast,
- Southeast,
- southeasterly,
- southeastern,
- southerly,
- southern,
- southernmost,
- southward,
- Southwest,
- southwest,
- southwesterly,
- southwestern,
- Sunbelt,
- sunrise,
- sunset,
- the Coast,
- west,
- West,
- West Coast,
- westbound,
- westerly,
- western,
- westernmost,
- westland,
- westward,
- wild West,
- Yankeeland
Northwest, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Northwest, NC -- U.S. city in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
671
Housing Units (2000) :
293
Land area (2000) :
6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.142841 sq. miles (15.909884 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47860
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
34.309517 N, 78.152817 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Words containing 'Northwest'
- Northwester,
- Northwesterly,
- Alpine Northwest,
- Comstock Northwest,
- Northwest Arctic,
- Northwest Harbor,
- Northwest Harborcreek,
- Northwest Harwich,
- Northwest Harwinton,
- Northwest Ithaca,
- Northwest Snohomish,
- Northwest passage,
- Northwest, NC,
- West northwest,
- north northwest,
- northwest by north,
- northwest by west,
- northwest territories,
- northwest wind,
- pacific northwest,
- Alpine Northwest, WY,
- Comstock Northwest, MI,
- Helena Valley Northwest,
- New Castle Northwest,
- Northwest Arctic Borough,
- Northwest Arctic, AK,
- Northwest Harbor, NY,
- Northwest Harborcreek, PA,
- Northwest Harwich, MA,
- Northwest Harwinton, CT,
- Northwest Ithaca, NY,
- Northwest Snohomish, WA,
- Rio Rico Northwest,
- giant northwest shipworm,
- north-northwest,
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT,
- New Castle Northwest, PA,
- Northwest Arctic Borough, AK,
- Rio Rico Northwest, AZ