 northwest_passage |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (transportation) 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) | |
| Related terms: | path | |
| Similar spelling: |
northwest_wind northwest_by_west northwest_by_north northwestwardly |
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