Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable, usually)Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.

    coming from the northwest

  2. (not comparable, usually)Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.

    a northwest course

    situated in or oriented toward the northwest

  3. (not comparable, usually)Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.

    a northwest wind

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Pskov is in the northwest of Russia.

    ruПсков находится на северо-западе России.

    dePskow liegt im Nordwesten Russlands.

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  2. The wind is coming from the northwest.

    ruВетер дует с северо-запада.

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  3. I lived downtown for a while, then moved up northwest.

    ruЯ какое-то время жил в центре, потом переехал на северо-запад.

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  4. The big studio window was open at the top, and let in a pleasant breeze from the northwest.

    deDas große Studiofenster war oben offen und ließ eine angenehme Nordwestbrise herein.

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  5. Tom hiked the Pacific Northwest trail.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more northwest, most northwest
Comparativemore northwest Lesson
Superlativemost northwest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
northwest — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto