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northeastwards

[ nawrth-eest-werdz; Nautical nawr-eest-werdz ]

northeastwards

/ ˌnɔːrˈiːstwədz; ˌnɔːθˈiːstwədz /

adverb

  1. to the northeast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

The Met Office said outbreaks of rain would move northeastwards across northern England throughout the day.

From BBC

Hurricane Ophelia is moving northeastwards far out over the Atlantic Ocean.

He said the storm was going to intensify “into a monster” as it moved northeastwards during Monday.

From MSNBC

An announcement came on from a speaker in the comer of the pod, suggesting that we all group together facing northeastwards towards the spiral staircase to pose for the souvenir photo.

The arrays will monitor ocean currents at depths of between 400 and 6,000 metres, including the start of the powerful Kuroshio current, which runs northeastwards through the East China Sea.

From Nature

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northeastwardNorth Equatorial Current