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

Fueled by strong winds, the growing Hawk fire spread from the Sierra foothills threatening the northwest flank of Reno on Sunday morning, forcing thousands of evacuations. — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

This new museum founded by filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, businesswoman Mellody Hobson, is located on 11 acres in the northwest corner of Los Angeles Exposition Park. — Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

Nelson started a 7-on-7 program for the northwest suburbs known as TNT, for which Nawrot played. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Bass has applied for preliminary permits to build a two-floor, 3,000-square-foot office and rental center on the northwest side of the property, which now houses a pumphouse. — Mark Dee august 18, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the northwest

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