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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
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2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Passage \Pas"sage\, n. [F. passage. See Pass, v. i.]
1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another;
movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or
through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the
passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the
passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the
body.
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What! are my doors opposed against my passage!
--Shak.
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2. Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water,
carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or
means, of passing; conveyance.
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The ship in which he had taken passage. --Macaulay.
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3. Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's
passage.
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4. Removal from life; decease; departure; death. [R.]
``Endure thy mortal passage.'' --Milton.
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When he is fit and season'd for his passage. --Shak.
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5. Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one
passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit.
Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a
building; a hall; a corridor.
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And with his pointed dart
Explores the nearest passage to his heart. --Dryden.
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The Persian army had advanced into the . . .
passages of Cilicia. --South.
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6. A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or
continuous series; as, the passage of time.
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The conduct and passage of affairs. --Sir J.
Davies.
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The passage and whole carriage of this action.
--Shak.
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7. A separate part of a course, process, or series; an
occurrence; an incident; an act or deed. ``In thy passages
of life.'' --Shak.
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The . . . almost incredible passage of their
unbelief. --South.
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8. A particular portion constituting a part of something
continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical
composition; a paragraph; a clause.
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How commentators each dark passage shun. --Young.
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9. Reception; currency. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
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10. A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.
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No passages of love
Betwixt us twain henceforward evermore. --Tennyson.
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11. A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
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12. In parliamentary proceedings:
(a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.)
through the several stages of consideration and
action; as, during its passage through Congress the
bill was amended in both Houses.
(b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from
one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp.,
the final affirmative action of the body upon a
proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the
passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
``The passage of the Stamp Act.'' --D. Hosack.
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The final question was then put upon its
passage. --Cushing.
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In passage, in passing; cursorily. ``These . . . have been
studied but in passage.'' --Bacon.
Middle passage, Northeast passage, Northwest passage.
See under Middle, Northeast, etc.
Of passage, passing from one place, region, or climate, to
another; migratory; -- said especially of birds. ``Birds
of passage.'' --Longfellow.
Passage hawk, a hawk taken on its passage or migration.
Passage money, money paid for conveyance of a passenger, --
usually for carrying passengers by water.
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Syn: Vestibule; hall; corridor. See Vestibule.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Passage \Pas"sage\, n. [F. passage. See Pass, v. i.]
1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another;
movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or
through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the
passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the
passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the
body.
What! are my doors opposed against my passage!
--Shak.
2. Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water,
carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or
means, of passing; conveyance.
The ship in which he had taken passage. --Macaulay.
3. Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's
passage.
4. Removal from life; decease; departure; death. [R.]
``Endure thy mortal passage.'' --Milton.
When he is fit and season'd for his passage. --Shak.
5. Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one
passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit.
Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a
building; a hall; a corridor.
And with his pointed dart Explores the nearest
passage to his heart. --Dryden.
The Persian army had advanced into the . . .
passages of Cilicia. --South.
6. A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or
continuous series; as, the passage of time.
The conduct and passage of affairs. --Sir J.
Davies.
The passage and whole carriage of this action.
--Shak.
7. A separate part of a course, process, or series; an
occurrence; an incident; an act or deed. ``In thy passages
of life.'' --Shak.
The . . . almost incredible passage of their
unbelief. --South.
8. A particular portion constituting a part of something
continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical
composition; a paragraph; a clause.
How commentators each dark passage shun. --Young.
9. Reception; currency. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.
10. A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.
No passages of love Betwixt us twain henceforward
evermore. --Tennyson.
11. A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.
12. In parliamentary proceedings:
(a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.)
through the several stages of consideration and
action; as, during its passage through Congress the
bill was amended in both Houses.
(b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from
one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp.,
the final affirmative action of the body upon a
proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the
passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
``The passage of the Stamp Act.'' --D. Hosack.
The final question was then put upon its
passage. --Cushing.
In passage, in passing; cursorily. ``These . . . have been
studied but in passage.'' --Bacon.
Middle passage, Northeast passage, Northwest passage.
See under Middle, Northeast, etc.
Of passage, passing from one place, region, or climate, to
another; migratory; -- said especially of birds. ``Birds
of passage.'' --Longfellow.
Passage hawk, a hawk taken on its passage or migration.
Passage money, money paid for conveyance of a passenger, --
usually for carrying passengers by water.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
Northwest Passage
n : 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)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Northwest Passage
n.
(lb en geography nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Northwest Passage
n.
(lb en geography nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Northwest Passage
n.
(lb en geography nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Northwest Passage
n.
(lb en geography nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
Northwest Passage /nɔːθwˈɛst pˈasɪdʒ/
Nordwestpassage [naut.]
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
Northwest Passage /nɔːθwˈɛst pˈasɪdʒ/
Luoteisväylä
Sea route connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean
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