the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Winds from the northwest increase again, perhaps gusting once or twice near 35 mph.
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the blast in Crescent Township in the northwest Pittsburgh suburbs was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
This year, though, the fun will be moved from the southwest quadrant to the northwest section of the Circle.
—The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Albatrosses spend most of their life in the air, but Wisdom has been making sporadic stops on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, a small island off the northwest coast of Hawaii, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
That includes Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, Wilder, Highland Heights and other areas in the northwest area of the county.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
Winds blow from the northwest around 10 to 20 mph, with some gusts past 30 mph.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Gaetano Pesce was born on Nov. 8, 1939, in La Spezia, on the northwest coast of Italy.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Some were interdicted by the countries directly, while others were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard, which patrols the Florida Straits, the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, and the waters off the northwest coast of Haiti.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Allegheny County emergency dispatchers said the blast in Crescent Township in the northwest Pittsburgh suburbs was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
This year, though, the fun will be moved from the southwest quadrant to the northwest section of the Circle.
—The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Albatrosses spend most of their life in the air, but Wisdom has been making sporadic stops on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, a small island off the northwest coast of Hawaii, officials said.
—Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
That includes Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, Wilder, Highland Heights and other areas in the northwest area of the county.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
Winds blow from the northwest around 10 to 20 mph, with some gusts past 30 mph.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Gaetano Pesce was born on Nov. 8, 1939, in La Spezia, on the northwest coast of Italy.
—Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Some were interdicted by the countries directly, while others were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard, which patrols the Florida Straits, the Mona Passage between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, and the waters off the northwest coast of Haiti.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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