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(), n.[AS. norwest.] The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. North°west" 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. North°west" adv.Toward the northwest. スポンサード リンク
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