northeastward

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

adverb

1. Also northeastward·ly. toward the northeast.

noun

1. the northeast.

northeastward

/ ˌnɔːrˈiːstwəd; ˌnɔːθˈiːstwəd /

adjective

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

noun

1. a direction towards or area in the northeast

Derived Forms

• ˌnorthˈeastwardly, adjectiveadverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of northeastward¹

First recorded in 1545–55; northeast + -ward

Example Sentences

Typhoon Ewiniar crept by the country’s eastern coast late Friday night and lingered over the Philippine islands for several days, before shifting northeastward away from the archipelago.

From Seattle Times

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

From BBC

Parts of the state from the Bay Area south to Point Conception and northeastward into the Sierra Nevada have received 150% to 200% or more of normal precipitation.

From Los Angeles Times

The corridor that is the most at risk stretches “from far northeast Louisiana northeastward across northwest Mississippi,” the Storm Prediction Center forecasters wrote on Monday.

From New York Times

After churning northeastward into the Atlantic, the hurricane made another landfall in South Carolina before pushing into the mid-Atlantic states.

From Seattle Times