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.

Examples of the northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Located 47 miles east of Los Angeles in the northwest corner of Riverside County, Jurupa Valley wasn’t incorporated as a city until 2011. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Shorter loops are available, or longer overnight backpacking options can be found by accessing Chuluota Wilderness Area to the northwest or Orlando Wetlands Park by heading southeast out of the forest. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

At the northwest foot of the bridge stands a house where a woman called Salty operated a small store. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Pakistani authorities say more than 2,800 militant attacks since January have killed 3,000 people across Pakistan, mainly in the northwest and Balochistan province. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the northwest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed