单词 | northwest |
释义 | northwest (once / 769 pages) nadjadv WORD FAMILY northwest: northwestern, northwests+/northwestern: northwesterner USAGE EXAMPLESHarris moved from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Georgia to work at Home Depot’s corporate office in Cobb County, Georgia, just northwest of Atlanta. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) They control northwest Yemen, while Hadi and forces nominally loyal to him oversee portions of the south and east. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The herd typically summers northwest of Meeteetse and migrates into the Bighorn Basin in winter. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point Hyper direction the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves 2n the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees Syn|Hyper NW, nor'-west, northwestward compass point, point any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass 3n a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city Hyper location a point or extent in space 4adj situated in or oriented toward the northwest Syn northwesterly, northwestern north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north 5adj coming from the northwest Syn northwesterly north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north 6adv to, toward, or in the northwest Syn nor'-west, north-west Northwest (once / 1554 pages) n WORD FAMILY Northwest: Northwests USAGE EXAMPLESIn Northwest Washington recently, a Starship robot drew some attention as it scooted around pedestrians and bicyclists on a busy sidewalk. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Shawn James Brown, 28, of Northwest, was charged with second-degree murder while armed, police said Sunday. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) While the majority of our Pacific Northwest society might think winter salmon anglers are significantly disturbed, I beg to differ. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) n the northwestern region of the United States Syn|Exp northwestern United States geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth |
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