In 2008, Delta and Northwest airlines united to form the world's largest airline.
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Northwest
/nɔɹθˈwɛst/
Synonyms for "northwest" (94 found)
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easterneasternmosteastlandeastwardhalf pointshyperboreanlubber linemeridionalmiddle atlanticmiddle westnew englandnnwnorthnorth central regionnorth-northwestnorthboundnortheastnortheasterlynortheasternnortherly
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Adverb(2 words)
nor'-westnorth-west
Noun(1 words)
nor'-west
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northwest by westnorthwesterlynorthwesternnorthwestwardnorthwestwardlynorthwestwardsnwnw by nnw by woccidentoccidentalorientorientalpacific northwestquarter pointsrhumbsouthsouthboundsoutheastsoutheasterly
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9 entriesnorth-northwestnorthwest coastnorthwest quadrantnorthwest regionnorthwest territoriesnorthwest windnorthwestern United Statespacific northwestwest-northwest
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7 entriesnorthwest coastnorthwest cornernorthwest passagenorthwest quadrantnorthwest regionnorthwest sectornorthwest wind
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Shanghaiing is a practice from the mid-19th Northwest United States that consisted of conscripting men as sailors by coercive techniques.
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They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.
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Ecuador is a country situated in the northwest part of South America.
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