The compass point halfway between northwest and north; specifically at a bearing of 337.5°.

Of, in or pertaining to the north-northwest; north-northwestern. / Situated toward or in the direction of north-northwest; north-northwestward; north-northwesterly.

Towards or in the direction of the north-northwest; north-northwestwards.

The compass point halfway between west and northwest; specifically at a bearing of 292.5°.

Of, in or pertaining to the west-northwest; west-northwestern. / Situated toward or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestward; west-northwesterly.

Towards or in the direction of the west-northwest; west-northwestwards.

(historical) A former territory of the United States that consisted of the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota. It existed from 1787 to 1803.

The area of the continental United States in the former Northwest Territory (the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, plus part of Minnesota).

North-northwest, the compass point between north and northwest.

The region of North America along the Pacific coast, typically defined as the states of Washington and Oregon and the southern part of the province of British Columbia, but variously including northern California, Idaho, all of British Columbia, the Yukon territory, and the panhandle of or all of Alaska.