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/nɔɹθˈwɛst/ · noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°..
a northwest course
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.
a northwest wind
We are travelling northwest at the moment.
Use northwest when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Northwest means The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°..
Common synonyms include north, northwestern, northwesterly, nw.
Possible antonyms include southeast.
a northwest course
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