Northwest Passage

north·west·pas·sage

uncommon

noun

a water route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)

Synonyms

Northwest Passage

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Broader terms

path

Grammar

noun
singular	northwest passage
plural	northwest passages

Nearby words

northwestern United States northwestward northwestwardly northwest by north northwest by west Northwest Territories northwest wind North Africa North African North America

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