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Northwest Definition–noun | 1. | a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW | | 2. | a region in this direction. | | 3. | the Northwest, | a. | the northwestern part of the United States, esp. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. | | b. | the northwestern part of the United States when its western boundary was the Mississippi River. | | c. | the northwestern part of Canada. | | –adjective | 4. | Also, northwestern. coming from the northwest: a northwest wind. | | 5. | directed toward the northwest: sailing a northwest course. | –adverb | 7. | toward the northwest: sailing northwest. | |
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Airline Definition–adjective | straight; direct; traveling a direct route: Some railroads advertise air-line routes between stations. | |
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Flight Definition–noun | 1. | the act, manner, or power of flying. | | 2. | the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. | | 3. | a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. | | 4. | a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. | | 5. | a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. | | 6. | the basic tactical unit of military air forces, con
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Information Definition–noun <
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