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north-west
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As an adverb, north-west means to, toward, or in the northwest.
Meanings of north-west
1 meaningadverb
To, toward, or in the northwest
“The storm is moving north-west at ten miles per hour.”
Similar: northwest, nor'-west
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adverb: to, toward, or in the northwest
northwestnor'-west