Definition of Northwist
North`west" (?), n. [AS.
norðwest.] The point in the horizon between the north
and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or
region.
North`west", a. 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 coast.
2. Coming from the northwest; as, a
northwest wind.
Northwest passage, a passage or
communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along
the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
North`west", adv. Toward the
northwest.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°.
- Towards the northwest, northwestwards, northwestern
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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