1. (

• Northwest ,
• northwestern_United_States

) the northwestern region of the United States ;

2. (

• northwest ,

) the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point ;

3. (

• northwest ,
• nor'-west ,
• northwestward ,
• NW

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

4. (

• northwest ,

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

1. (

• northwestern ,
• northwesterly ,
• northwest ,

) situated in or oriented toward the northwest ;

2. (

• northwesterly ,
• northwest ,

) coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" ;

1. (

• northwest ,
• north-west ,
• nor'-west

) to, toward, or in the northwest ;