northwest
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
Related words
- northwestbound
- northwester
- northwestmost
- North West
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Northwest Germanic
- Northwest Passage
- Northwest Territories
- northwesterly
- northwestern
- northwestwards
- north-northwest
Word history
From Old English "norþwest".
Where this comes from
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