Synonyms:
northwestern, northwesterly, northwest
Meaning: situated in or oriented toward the northwest
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
Northwest, northwestern_United_States
Meaning: the northwestern region of the United States
r
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
northwest, north-west, nor'-west
Meaning: to, toward, or in the northwest
Usage examples
The other made a gesture, said something about northwest and rushed to help a customer.
It involved a drive of about fifty miles northwest, through a picturesque section of the country.
Never flinching, the men of the west and northwest hurled themselves upon the powerful fortified positions.
Night had closed in, and the temperature, which had modified when the wind shifted to the northwest, again became extremely cold.
Thunder it was undoubtedly, and Diana, having made a hasty pilgrimage around the house, returned to announce that a very black cloud was rising rapidly in the northwest.
There instead of returning to the Valley, follow the Tioga road around the northwest side of the lake, over to the Tuolumne Meadows and up to the west base of Mount Dana.
The winds (doubtless the trades) were almost unchangeably from the east; but an occasional puff would come from the northwest, when we relieved our paddlers by hoisting a blanket for a sail.
Toward morning, the sky had resumed its brilliant purity and its heat. The balloon ascended, and, after several ineffectual attempts, fell into a current that, although not rapid, bore them toward the northwest.
And with these six creatures guiding us, we went through the tumult of ferns and creepers and tree-stems towards the northwest. Then came a yelling, a crashing among the branches, and a little pink homunculus rushed by us shrieking.
The river enters through a small canyon at the northwest and passes out through another canyon at the south end. Sometimes the wind will rush down the canyon at the northwest and in a few moments the waters of the lake are like a great whirlpool.