also northwest
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
...Ushant, five miles out to the north-west.
N-UNCOUNT : also the N
2.
The north-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West.
...the extreme north-west of South America.
N-SING : the N , oft N of n
3.
If you go north-west , you travel towards the north-west.
Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
ADV : ADV after v
4.
Something that is north-west of a place is positioned to the north-west of it.
This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station.
ADV : ADV of n
5.
The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west.
...the north-west coast of the United States.
...Sydney’s north-west suburbs.
= north-western
ADJ : ADJ n
6.
A north-west wind is a wind that blows from the north-west.
A brisk north-west wind swept across the region.
ADJ : ADJ n