Definition of northwest

• n. - The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
• a. - 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.
• a. - Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
• adv. - Toward the northwest.