Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - north-west

also northwest Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west. ...Ushant, five miles out to the north-west. N-UNCOUNT: also the N 2. The north-west of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west. Labour took its pre-election campaign to the North-West. ...the extreme north-west of South America. N-SING: the N, oft N of n 3. If you go north-west, you travel towards the north-west. Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line. ADV: ADV after v 4. Something that is north-west of a place is positioned to the north-west of it. This was situated to the north-west of the town, a short walk from the railway station. ADV: ADV of n 5. The north-west part of a place, country, or region is the part which is towards the north-west. ...the north-west coast of the United States. ...Sydney’s north-west suburbs. = north-western ADJ: ADJ n 6. A north-west wind is a wind that blows from the north-west. A brisk north-west wind swept across the region. ADJ: ADJ n