northwest

noun

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

adj

1. (not-comparable, usually)Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
2. (not-comparable, usually)Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.

   “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.”

3. (not-comparable, usually)Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.

   “a northwest wind”

adv

1. (not-comparable, usually)Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.

   “We are travelling northwest at the moment.”

name

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
2. (US)Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.