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northwestward

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

adverb

  1. Also Դǰٳww·. 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

  • ˌԴǰٳˈɱٷɲ, adjectiveadverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of northwestward1

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

Some piers sheltered from the typical northwestward storm now get barraged from all angles.

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As rich moisture surged northwestward, the outlook was “already very unstable,” said Ryan Jewell, a forecaster at the Weather Prediction Center of the Weather Service.

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It was forecast to move away from the northern Philippines on Thursday and barrel northwestward to graze past Taiwan’s southwestern coast before hitting southeastern China later this week.

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It was forecast to move away from the northern Philippines on Thursday and barrel northwestward toward the south of Taiwan and hit southeastern China later this week.

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The crust and mantle that comprise the Pacific Plate cracks at different places as it moves northwestward.

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