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Webster 1913 Edition
Northwest
Northˊwest′
,Noun.
[AS.
norðwest
.] 1.
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
Northˊwest′
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest;
as, the
. northwest
coast2.
Coming from the northwest;
as, a
. northwest
windNorthwest passage
, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
Northˊwest′
,adv.
Toward the northwest.
Webster 1828 Edition
Northwest
NORTHWEST'
,Noun.
NORTHWEST'
,Adj.
1.
Pertaining to the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; as the northwest coast.2.
Proceeding from the northwest; as a northwest wind.