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How to pronounce northwest in English?

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Synonyms northwesterly


northwesterly winds.
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Synonyms nor'-west, north-west
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Synonyms nor'-west, northwestward, nw
Type of point, compass point
Type Words
Synonyms northwesterly, northwestern
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Synonyms northwestern united states
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Type of location
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Type of direction

Examples of northwest

northwest
The trip back into a strong northwest breeze was more taxing than the first leg.
From the orlandosentinel.com
David Ellis Academy, in northwest Detroit, is one of nine that DPS charters now.
From the freep.com
Yet even here, refugees are facing difficulties seen elsewhere in the northwest.
From the time.com
He said he would send more Pakistani army troops to the northwest border region.
From the time.com
Myers documents the decline and fall of biofuel plants throughout the northwest.
From the forbes.com
Although it is drifting west-northwest, it's too early to say where it might go.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Northwest Airlines is even throwing a holiday sale, which indicates weak demand.
From the dispatch.com
As the MPO's second vice chairman, Rotella supported a northwest corridor route.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The 20-mile line stretches from northwest Phoenix to neighboring Tempe and Mesa.
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More examples
  • Northwestern: situated in or oriented toward the northwest
  • The northwestern region of the United States
  • The direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
  • The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
  • A location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
  • The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the directions of north, south, east, and west, commonly denoted by their initials: N, S, E, W. East and west are at right angles to north and south, with east being in the direction of rotation and west being directly opposite. ...
  • (The Northwestern (band)) The Northwestern are a British guitar band formed by Sam Herilhy and Simon Jones, who were members of the post-rock band Hope of the States.
  • (Northwestern) (Ruweng) (Dialects: Alor, Ngok-Kordofan, Pan Aru, Pawany)
  • Somewhere | North: Snow | North- East: How