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NW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does NW mean?
• NW (noun)
The noun NW has 1 sense:
1. the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
Familiarity information: NW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
nor'-west; northwest; northwestward; NW
Hypernyms ("NW" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
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