northwest B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ UK /nɔːθˈwɛst/ See IPA manual Freq #10190 Meanings 1 noun The direction halfway between north and west. The storm was moving in from the northwest. 2 adj In, from, or facing the northwest. They took a northwest course toward the coast. 3 adv Toward the northwest. We are travelling northwest at the moment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the direction halfway... northwestward 2 adj · in, from, or facing the... northwesterlynorthwestern 3 adv · toward the northwest. north-west Word family Forms northwestsnorthwestward Common collocations northwest wind Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west. northwest Middle English norþwest Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # northwest **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj, adv **IPA (US):** /nɔɹθˈwɛst/ **IPA (UK):** /nɔːθˈwɛst/ **Frequency rank:** 10190 ## Meanings 1. The direction halfway between north and west. 2. In, from, or facing the northwest. 3. Toward the northwest. ## Examples - The storm was moving in from the northwest. - They took a northwest course toward the coast. - We are travelling northwest at the moment. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: northwest - Root: norþwest ## Etymology From Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west. ## AI Etymology Northwest comes from Middle English northwest, from Old English norþwest, equivalent to north + west. The historical chain includes Middle English northwest and Old English norþwest. Modern senses include the direction halfway between north and west and in, from, or facing the northwest. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown