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BNC: 14975 COCA: 3403

northwest

1 northwest /noɚθˈwɛst/ noun
1 northwest
/noɚθˈwɛst/
noun
Learner's definition of NORTHWEST
[noncount] : the direction between north and west西北;西北方
the northwest or the Northwest : the northwestern part of a country or region(某国家或地区的)西北部,西北方
especially : the northwestern part of the U.S.(尤指)美国西北部
2 northwest /noɚθˈwɛst/ adjective
2 northwest
/noɚθˈwɛst/
adjective
Learner's definition of NORTHWEST
: located in the northwest在西北的;西北部的
: blowing from the northwest(风)来自西北方向的
3 northwest /noɚθˈwɛst/ adverb
3 northwest
/noɚθˈwɛst/
adverb
Learner's definition of NORTHWEST
: to or toward the northwest向西北;朝西北
BNC: 14975 COCA: 3403

northwest

1 of 3

adverb

north·​west nȯrth-ˈwest How to pronounce northwest (audio)
nautical
nȯr-ˈwest How to pronounce northwest (audio)
: to, toward, or in the northwest

northwest

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adjective

1
: coming from the northwest
a northwest wind
2
: situated toward or at the northwest
the northwest corner

northwest

3 of 3

noun

1
a
: the general direction between north and west
b
: the point midway between the north and west compass points
2
capitalized : regions or countries lying to the northwest of a specified or implied point of orientation

Example Sentences

Adverb It's about 80 miles northwest of here. I headed northwest on Route 1. Adjective the northwest corner of the building Noun A mountain range is in the northwest of the country. We traveled throughout the Northwest.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
Hurricane Danielle is located about 625 miles northwest of the Azores and is expected to weaken later Wednesday, transitioning to a post-tropical cyclone Thursday, according to the hurricane center. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 The outbreak has been contained to a health clinic in San Miguel de Tucumán, which is the capital city of Tucumán province and is located 670 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2022 Simi Valley is located about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Emma Colton, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2022 Edward Leclair, 57, was on trial in Denton, located about 40 miles northwest of Dallas, on five counts involving one victim. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 The Alabama tracts are located about 40 miles northwest of Mobile. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2022 Cold Spring Tavern, a 15-minute drive northwest from Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, is the stuff of road trip dreams. Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 The ticket was purchased from a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, around a 20-mile drive northwest of downtown Chicago, on July 29, according to the Illinois Lottery's website. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Reports of the gun violence started at 4:45 a.m. in a West Seven Mile Road neighborhood northwest of the city's center, police said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Three properties not owned by the state now sit on the block’s northwest corner. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 The building -- at the northwest corner of Ohio 82 and Falling Water Road, across from SouthPark Mall -- now houses Quick Med Urgent Care and NOBC II LLC. Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2022 Culver’s restaurant is seeking planning approval to build a 4,500-square-foot building at the northwest corner of Wharf Parkway East and Canal Road at The Wharf in Orange Beach, according to the planning commission. Kathy Jumper, al, 4 Sep. 2022 He was born up the road in a log cabin, later married Mildred Smith, and built the current house on the northwest corner of Indiana 2 and County Road South 450 West in 1916 for $7,200 with lumber cut from a wooded area on the property. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The fifth building, on the northwest corner of Turk and Laguna, would be 20 stories and would have 270 market rate apartments in addition to 30 public housing replacement units. J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2022 A day after unveiling its plan for the 166-acre Mission Valley property, SDSU releases details for a 35,000-seat stadium located in the northwest corner of the property. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 From the northwest corner of the state in Williamstown, the figures look west across the vast homelands from which native peoples were forcibly removed to make way for settler colonialism. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Investigators believe spectators then stormed into the convenience store at the northwest corner of Figueroa and El Segundo, police said. Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
Noun
The tropical depression is moving west-northwest across the Atlantic and is expected to reach the Leeward Islands, near the southeastern Caribbean Sea, by Friday or Saturday. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 Danielle retained its high-speed Thursday moving west-northwest at 16 mph. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Earl has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65km/h) and is moving west-northwest at 14 miles mph (22 km/h) as of Friday night, according to the National Hurricane Center. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Another fire, which started hours later in more remote and rugged timberland about 12 miles to the northwest, had burned 4,812 acres and was 5% contained as of Saturday evening. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 The system is moving to the northwest at about 15 mph. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 It is forecast to track to the northwest at 15 to 20 mph. Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Aug. 2022 Authorities in Oregon have received a report that last week's heat wave, which brought record temperatures to the northwest, may be linked to at least 14 deaths. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 To the northwest, Refuge Pageau provides a home for gray wolves. Outside Online, 25 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of northwest was before the 12th century
BNC: 14975 COCA: 3403

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