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northwestward

[ nawrth-west-werd; Nautical nawr-west-werd ]

adverb

  1. Also northwestward·ly. toward the northwest.


noun

  1. the northwest.

northwestward

/ ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd; ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd /

adjective

  1. towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwest
“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


noun

  1. a direction towards or area in the northwest
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌnorthˈwestwardly, adjectiveadverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of northwestward1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; northwest, -ward
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Example Sentences

From there, the high-pressure “heat dome” will meander northwestward, building in intensity early next week.

Many a long mile Evan led us into the hills northwestward, and far beyond where I had yet been.

The war-fleet had drawn much nearer, in a rough crescent to northwestward, its sails taut.

We vaguely located this Asiatic cradle somewhere westward or northwestward of the great plateau of Thibet.

A ridge jutting northwestward from Sourdough Mountains, in the northeastern part of the Park.

The vessels were proceeding northwestward toward the Florida Channel.

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