northwest Definition

to, toward, or in the northwest

coming from the northwest

situated toward or at the northwest

the general direction between north and west

the point midway between the north and west compass points

regions or countries lying to the northwest of a specified or implied point of orientation

province of the northern part of the Republic of South Africa bordering Botswana area 44,861 square miles (116,190 square kilometers), population 3,509,953

a compass point that is one point north of due northwest : N33°45'W

a compass point that is one point west of due northwest : N56°15'W

area of land in northern Minnesota north of the Lake of the Woods and bordering on southeastern Manitoba, Canada area 130 square miles (340 square kilometers)

a passage by sea between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans along the northern coast of North America

territory of northwestern Canada comprising that area of the mainland north of 60° north latitude between Yukon (territory) to the west and Nunavut to the east and bordering the Arctic Ocean; capital Yellowknife area 441,619 square miles (1,143,793 square kilometers), population 41,462

a compass point that is two points west of due north : N22°30'W