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North`west" (?), n. [AS. norðwest.] 1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
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2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [U.S.]
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North`west", a. 1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.
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2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
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Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.
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North`west", adv. Toward the northwest.
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