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north-ˈeastwardly, a. and adv.
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A. adj. Blowing from, situated or leading towards, the north-east.
1796Phil. Trans. LXXXVI. 351 The north-eastwardly end of the tunnel. 1805Ibid. XCVI. 245 North-eastwardly winds..were the next that prevailed. 1860Maury Phys. Geogr. ii. §65 The isothermal lines..run off in a northeastwardly direction.
B. adv. Towards the north-east.
1796Morse Amer. Geogr. I. 609 Nearly parallel with the sea coast, though rather approaching it as they advance northeastwardly. 1807Vancouver Agric. Devon (1813) 25 Returning north-eastwardly from Tiverton. |