Nōrth-wĕst’1, n.
n. [A S. nordhwest.] The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each.
2 entries under this word
North-west
Nŏrth-wĕst'2, a.
a. 1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the north-west; as, the north-west coast. 2. Proceeding from the north-west; as, a north-west wind.