ALL meanings of northwest passage
north·west pas·sage
N n - noun northwest passage a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 1
- noun northwest passage the passage by sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the N coast of America: attempted for over 300 years by Europeans seeking a short route to the Far East, before being successfully navigated by Amundsen (1903–06) 0
- noun northwest passage water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, through the arctic islands of Canada 0