North-West : adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: northwest, nor'-west]
From WordNet 2.0 :
northwest
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: northwestern,
northwesterly]
2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: northwesterly]
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn: Northwest,
northwestern United States]
2: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
degrees [syn: nor'-west, NW]
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: north-west, nor'-west]
Northwest \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Northwest \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Northwest \North`west"\, adv.
Toward the northwest.