northwest
//nɔɹθˈwɛst//
Forms
- Plural
- northwests
- Comparative
- more northwest
- Superlative
- most northwest
- Comparative
- further northwest
- Superlative
- furthest northwest
Definitions
1.The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
1.Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
2.Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
- But on Friday, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying more than 70 deportees arrived around midday in the city of San Pedro Sula, about 100 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital.
3.Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
1.Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
- We are travelling northwest at the moment.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4251
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English northwest
From Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.