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northwest

adverb
  1. to, toward, or in the northwest
    north-westnor'-west
adjective
  1. situated in or oriented toward the northwest
    northwesternnorthwesterly
  2. coming from the northwest
    “northwesterly winds”
    northwesterly
noun
  1. a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
  2. the compass point midway between north and west
    nor'-westnorthwestward
  3. the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point