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

The incoming prime minister grew up in the northwest of England, a part of the country where the Catholic Church has traditionally had a strong presence, and his outlook has been shaped by Catholic teaching. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The single-runway facility opened in 1959 at what is now the northwest corner of El Camino Real and Palomar Airport Road. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Winds from the northwest are expected to help clear the skies, but forecasters warn the haze will persist in some areas. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 17 July 2026

An international flight and a week on the northwest coast of England with a mid-July due date was simply not in the cards. — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for the northwest

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