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# northwest

noun (the northwest); adjective (northwest wind); adverb (go northwest)

«northwest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The direction halfway between north and west. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#m1)
2. The part of a country or area that lies in that direction, as in "the Northwest of England". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#m2)
3. (as adjective) In, from or facing the northwest: a northwest wind blows from the northwest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and maps northwest is one of the eight compass points (NW), between north and west. It is used in map reading, directions and weather reports. The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic north of Canada. The Pacific Northwest is a region of the USA and Canada. Phrases: to the northwest, in the northwest, north-west of.

### Examples

- The wind is blowing from the northwest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x1)
- Manchester is in the northwest of England. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x2)
- Walk northwest until you reach the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x3)
- On the map, the castle is northwest of the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x4)
- Explorers searched for the Northwest Passage for hundreds of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x5)
- NW on a compass stands for northwest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x6)
- Seattle is in the Pacific Northwest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/#x7)

### Note

Written northwest or north-west (UK often uses the hyphen). Short form NW. Capital letter when it names a region (the Northwest). A "northwest wind" comes FROM the northwest, not goes there — a common trap. Opposite direction: southeast. On a compass it is 315 degrees from north.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah counts it among the twelve diagonal boundaries of space. In the primary lessons: In geography and maps northwest is one of the eight compass points (NW), between north and west. It is used in map reading, directions and weather reports. The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic north of Canada. The Pacific Northwest is a region of the USA and Canada. Phrases: to the northwest, in the northwest, north-west of.

### Examples

- These symbolize also twelve directions in space: northeast, southeast, the east above, the east below, the northwest, southwest, the west above, the west below, the upper south, the lower south, the upper north, the lower north. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northwest/#x1)

### Note

Written northwest or north-west (UK often uses the hyphen). Short form NW. Capital letter when it names a region (the Northwest). A "northwest wind" comes FROM the northwest, not goes there — a common trap. Opposite direction: southeast. On a compass it is 315 degrees from north.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «northwest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northwest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«northwest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/northwest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «northwest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/northwest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«northwest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/northwest.html) on Mova free.