NORTH-WEST


Meaning of NORTH-WEST in English

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

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