1. Coming from the northwest
   "northwesterly winds"
   - northwest 
2. Situated in or oriented toward the northwest
   - northwestern, northwest

See also: north, northwester

• Rostock
• Rostov
• Rostov na Donu
• Rostov on Don
• rostral
• rostrate
• rostrum
• Roswell
• rosy
• rosy boa
• rosy-cheeked
• rosy-colored
• rosy-coloured
• rosy-purple
• rot
• rot-resistant
• rota
• Rotarian
• rotary
• rotary actuator
• Rotary Club
• rotary converter
• rotary engine
• Rotary International
• rotary joint