NORTHWEST PASSAGE

Meaning of NORTHWEST PASSAGE in English

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a passage by sea between the Atlantic & the Pacific along the N coast of North America

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NORTHWEST PASSAGE — geographical name a passage by sea between the Atlantic & the Pacific along the N coast of North America
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America. The search for a commercial …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. [ 1545-55 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Function: geographical name a passage by sea bet. the Atlantic & the Pacific along the N coast of N. America
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — historical sea passage of the North American continent, representing centuries of effort to find a route from the Atlantic Ocean …
Britannica English vocabulary
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — ˌNorthwest ˈPassage, the BrE AmE a way by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, going along the northern coast …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Sea passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America. The search for a commercial …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Северо-Западный проход
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — геогр. Северо-Западный проход
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Северо-Западный проход
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NORTHWEST PASSAGE — геогр. Северо-Западный проход
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE — геогр. Северо-Западный проход
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NORTHWEST PASSAGE — Северо-Западный проход
Англо-Русский географический словарь
NORTHWEST — I. adverb Date: before 12th century to, toward, or in the ~, II. adjective Date: before 12th century coming from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASSAGE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Drake Passage Inside Passage Northeast Passage Northwest Passage {{link=passage rite of">passage rite of
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHWEST — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Northwest Coast Indian Northwest Ordinances Northwest Passage Northwest Territories
Английский словарь Британика
PASSAGE — I. ˈpasij, -sēj, in sense 3d “ or pəˈsäzh noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — I. (ˈ)nȯr|thwest, -ȯ(ə)|-, usual nautical pronunciation (ˈ)nȯr|w- or -ȯ(ə)|w- adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from north (I) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — (adv.) Toward the northwest.
Английский словарь Webster
NORTHWEST — (a.) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
Английский словарь Webster
NORTHWEST — (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward …
Английский словарь Webster
NORTHWEST — (n.) The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or …
Английский словарь Webster
NORTHWEST — ( n. ) The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — ( adv. ) Toward the northwest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — ( a. ) Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PASSAGE — passage 1 /pas"ij/ , n. , v. , passaged, passaging . n. 1. a portion or section of a written …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — /nawrth'west"/ ; Naut. /nawr'west"/ , n. 1. a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbr.: NW 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — adj. of the northwest; situated in the northwest
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NORTHWEST — n. direction situated between north and west on a compass
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NORTHWEST — of or from the northwest
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NORTHWEST — I. nȯrth-ˈwest, naut nȯr-ˈwest adverb Date: before 12th century : to, toward, or in the northwest II. adjective Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASSAGE — vi reception; currency. 2. passage ·vi a movement or an evacuation of the bowels. 3. passage ·vi removal from life; …
Webster English vocab
NORTHWEST — adv toward the northwest. 2. northwest ·adj coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. 3. northwest ·noun the point …
Webster English vocab
NORTHWEST — [north.west] adv (bef. 12c): to, toward, or in the northwest [2]northwest adj (bef. 12c) 1: coming from the northwest "a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NORTHWEST — also called Pacific Northwest, region, northwestern U.S., including the states of Oregon and Washington and part of Idaho. Originally claimed …
Britannica English vocabulary
NORTHWEST — northwest, N~ BrE AmE ˌnɔːθ ˈwest ◂ AmE ˌnɔːrθ- —also nautical ˌnɔː- AmE ˌnɔːr- ▷ northwest|er/s ə/z AmE ə r/z …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PASSAGE — / ˈpæsɪdʒ; NAmE / noun LONG NARROW WAY 1. (also pas·sage·way / ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ; NAmE /) [ C ] a long …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSAGE — pas ‧ sage W2 /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ pass , ↑ overpass ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NORTHWEST — I. north ‧ west 1 BrE AmE , Northwest /ˌnɔːθˈwest◂ $ ˌnɔːrθ-/ noun [uncountable] ( written abbreviation NW ) 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PASSAGE — ( passages) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A passage is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NORTHWEST — see north-west
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PASSAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bird of passage permit/promise/guarantee etc safe passage (to/for sb) ▪ The government offered safe passage …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NORTHWEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the southeast/northwest etc corner of sth ▪ I was staying in the southwest corner …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NORTHWEST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable]Proceeds from the sale of the company's northwest division are expected to total about $100 million.Turn northwest.The …
Cambridge English vocab
PASSAGE — n. Drake Passage Inside Passage Inland Passage Northeast Passage Northwest Passage passage rite of
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NORTHWEST — n. Northwest Coast Indian Northwest Ordinances Northwest Passage Northwest Territories
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NORTHWEST — Synonyms and related words : Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic, Middle West, NNW, NW, NW by …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PASSAGE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) прохождение, переход, проезд, проход; переезд б) рейс, поездка to book one's passage, pay one's passage, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NORTHWEST — прил. северо-западный Syn : north-west, north-western северо-запад northwest к северозападу, на северо-запад ~ северо-запад; мор. нордвест ~ северо-западный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PASSAGE — passage.ogg 1. ʹpæsıdʒ n 1. 1> прохождение; проход, ход; переход; проезд the passage of vehicles - проезд автомобилей the passage …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NORTHWEST — northwest.ogg ˈnɔ:θˈwest , _мор. nɔ:ˈwest 1. _n. северо-запад; _мор. нордвест 2. _a. северо-западный 3. _adv. к северозападу, на северо-запад
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PASSAGE — 1) коридор; проход 2) прохождение, проход 3) водовод; канал; водоток 4) судоходный канал 5) канал; отверстие 6) матем. переход 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PASSAGE — 1) коридор; проход 2) прохождение, проход 3) водовод; канал; водоток 4) судоходный канал 5) канал; отверстие 6) матем. переход 7) проход зоны (в кристаллографии) 8) вчт. прогон …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PASSAGE — 1) канал 2) отверстие 3) переход 4) проезд 5) пропускание 6) протекание 7) проходная 8) прохождение 9) распространение 10) ход • asymptotic passage theorem — теорема об асимптотическом поведении переходных вероятностей passage …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PASSAGE — 1. ʹpæsıdʒ n 1. 1> прохождение; проход, ход; переход; проезд the passage of vehicles - проезд автомобилей the passage of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PASSAGE — проход; канал; отверстие in one passage of the tool — за один проход инструмента - ball passage - branch passage …
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PASSAGE — проход; канал; отверстие in one passage of the tool — за один проход инструмента - ball passage - branch passage - central passage - cooling …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
PASSAGE — 1) анат. проход, проток 2) перенос (напр. генов) 3) перелёт (птиц) 4) микр. пассаж; пассирование; пересев • - bile passage - biliary passage - blind passage - continued …
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