northwest

Adjective

• coming from the northwest
  • northwesterly winds
    

• situated in or oriented toward the northwest

Adverb

• to, toward, or in the northwest

Noun

• a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

• the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

• the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

• the northwestern region of the United States

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  northwesterly , northwestern , north-west , nor'-west , northwestward , NW , Northwest , northwestern United States