Northwest passage

Northwest passage
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. [1913 Webster]

2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]


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