Northwest

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.

2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.

Part of speech: adverb (adv.)

Toward the northwest.