NORTHWEST PASSAGE - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a water route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)

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	See Also:	itinerary, path, route

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