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The answer NORTHWEST has 30 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of northwest in various dictionaries:
noun - the northwestern region of the United States
noun - the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
noun - the compass point midway between north and west
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| Washington, Oregon & Idaho, collectively |
| In the 19th century we were called this "Mounted Police" like the "Territories" we still patrol |
| Set the rules for becoming a state: the _____ Ordinance of 1787 |
| With a hub in Detroit:NW |
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| the direction towards the point of the horizon midway between north and west. |
| To or towards the north-west. |
| Of or denoting the north-western part of a country, region, or town, or its inhabitants. |
| Lying towards, near, or facing the north-west. |
| The north-western part of a country, region, or town. |
| The direction towards the point of the horizon midway between north and west. |
| coming from the northwest |
| to, toward, or in the northwest |
| situated in or oriented toward the northwest |
| the compass point midway between north and west at 315 degrees |
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| Northwest, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES |
| Northwest, OHIO, UNITED STATES |
| Northwest, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES |
| Northwest description |
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The points of the compass mark the divisions on a compass, which is primarily divided into four points: north, south, east, and west. These cardinal directions are further subdivided by the addition of the four intercardinal (or ordinal) directionsnortheast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW), and northwest (NW)to indicate the eight principal winds. In meteorological usage, further intermediate points between cardinal and ordinal points, such as north-northeast (NNE) are added to give the 16 points of a compass rose.* At the most complete division are the full thirty-two points of the mariner's compass, which adds points such as north by east (NbE) between north and north-northeast, and northeast by north (NEbN) between north-northeast and northeast. A compass point allows reference to a specific course (or azimuth) in a colloquial fashion, without having to compute or remember degrees. * The European nautical tradition retained the term "one point" to describe 132 of a circle in such p |