\North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]
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.