northwest

/N AO0 R TH W EH1 S T/
noun
  1. 1

    The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.

  2. 2

    Towards the northwest; northwestwards.

  3. 3

    From the northwest, northwesterly

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/northwest