Dictionary

northwest en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /nɔːθˈwɛst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ (General-American)
• /noːθˈwɛst/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
2. (not-comparable, usually) Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
   • But on Friday, a U.S. Air Force plane carrying more than 70 deportees arrived around midday in the city of San Pedro Sula, about 100 miles northwest of Tegucigalpa, the capital. 2025 February 1, Annie Correal, “U.S. Military Planes Deliver Deportees to Honduras”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • a northwest course
3. (not-comparable, usually) Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
   • a northwest wind

Forms

northwest en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /nɔːθˈwɛst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ (General-American)
• /noːθˈwɛst/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, usually) Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
   • We are travelling northwest at the moment.

Forms

northwest en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /nɔːθˈwɛst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ (General-American)
• /noːθˈwɛst/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west.

Meanings

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

Forms

Antonyms

southeast

Deriveds

Old Northwest · northwest by west · north-northwest · Northwest Germanic · North West · north-northwestwards · northwestern · northwestbound · northwester · Northwest Territories · west northwest · northwest by north · north-northwestern · north by northwest · north-northwesterly · west-northwestwards · west-northwest · Northwest Passage · Northwest Arctic Borough · Pacific Northwest · west-northwesterly · west-northwestern · northwestmost · northwestwards · northwesterly · north northwest

Translations (96)

ko 북서 (compass point) · bcl amihanan-sulnopan (compass point) · ja 西北 (compass point) · sw kaskazini-magharibi (compass point) · ka ჩრდილოეთ-დასავლეთი (compass point) · sh сјеверозапад (compass point) · el βορειοδυτικά (compass point) · eu ipar-mendebal (compass point) · ka ჩრდილო-დასავლეთი (compass point) · la caurus (compass point) · it nordovest (compass point) · is norðvestur (compass point) · izh loovve (compass point) · ta வடமேற்கு (compass point) · vi phía tây bắc (compass point) · es nordoeste (compass point) · ms barat laut (compass point) · izh länspohja (compass point) · jv nurwitri (compass point) · mi marangai-mā-uru (compass point) · tr kuzeybatı (compass point) · sh severozapad (compass point) · es noroeste (compass point) · my အနောက်မြောက် (compass point) · ru се́веро-за́пад (compass point) · sv nordväst (compass point) · ja 北西 (compass point) · lv ziemeļrietumi (compass point) · es nordoccidente (compass point) · mk североза́пад (compass point) · sh северозапад (compass point) · pl północny zachód (compass point) · non útnorðr (compass point) · te వాయవ్యం (compass point) · sk severozápad (compass point) · fi luode (compass point) · bbc manabia (compass point) · eo norduesto (compass point) · fa شمال غربی (compass point) · jv lor kulon (compass point) · bg североза́пад (compass point) · et loe (compass point) · lo ພາຍັບ (compass point) · ca nord-oest (compass point) · hu északnyugat (compass point) · nb nordvest (compass point) · vi hướng tây bắc (compass point) · id barat laut (compass point) · rsk сиверозаход (compass point) · jv lèr kilèn (compass point) · ko 서북 (compass point) · pt noroeste (compass point) · th พายัพ (compass point) · be паўно́чны за́хад (compass point) · vi tây bắc (compass point) · mad bârâ' ḍâjâ (compass point) · es noroccidente (compass point) · hi उत्तरपश्चिम (compass point) · ja 乾 (compass point) · cmn 西北 (compass point) · is útnorður (compass point) · hi पश्चिमोत्तर (compass point) · ca mestral (compass point) · btx mangabia (compass point) · gl noroeste (compass point) · mt majjistral (compass point) · nan-hbl 西北 (compass point) · cs severozápad (compass point) · mel laan alud (compass point) · cy gogledd-orllewin (compass point) · uk півні́чний за́хід (compass point) · hy հյուսիս-արևմուտք (compass point) · io nord-westo (compass point) · fo útnyrðingur (compass point) · km ពាយ័ព្យ (compass point) · nl noordwesten (compass point) · ro nord-vest (compass point) · hak 西北 (compass point) · mi uru-mā-raki (compass point) · ga iarthuaisceart (compass point) · uk норд-ве́ст (compass point) · sco nor-wast (compass point) · fr nord-ouest (compass point) · mnw ဗာယပ် (compass point) · de Nordwesten (compass point) · sl severozahod (compass point) · rm nordvest (compass point) · nv náhookǫs dóó eʼeʼaah (compass point) · eo nordokcidento (compass point) · ia nord-west (compass point) · eu ipar-sartalde (compass point) · lt šiaurės vakarų (compass point) · da nordvest (compass point) · nn nordvest (compass point) · ru норд-ве́ст (compass point) · sh sjeverozapad (compass point)