northwestward

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

/ ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərd; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛst wərd /

adverb, adjective

Also north·west·ward·ly. toward the northwest.

noun

the northwest.

Origin of northwestward

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at northwest, -ward

Words nearby northwestward

North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory, northwestward, northwestwards, Northwich, North Yemen, North Yorkshire, Norton

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Example sentences from the Web for northwestward

They saw that Abe Blower had taken up a long bit of brushwood and was waving it in a circle to the northwestward.
Dave Porter in the Gold Fields|Edward Stratemeyer
By night, after having eaten dinner beside a turbid, brackish pool, they had made more than twenty miles to northwestward.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
The country through which it flows lay to the northwestward of Genghis Khan's dominions, and beyond the confines of it.
Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series|Jacob Abbott
The war-fleet had drawn much nearer, in a rough crescent to northwestward, its sails taut.
Cursed|George Allan England

The main migration route is through the Mississippi Valley, northwestward in the spring and southeastward in the fall.
Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two|Arthur Bent

British Dictionary definitions for northwestward

northwestward

/ (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd) /

adjective

towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwest

noun

a direction towards or area in the northwest

Derived forms of northwestward

northwestwardly, adjective, adverb

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单词	northwestward
释义	northwestward [ nawrth-west-werd; Nautical nawr-west-werd ] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərd; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛst wərd / adverb, adjective Also north·west·ward·ly. toward the northwest. noun the northwest. Origin of northwestward Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at northwest, -ward Words nearby northwestward North-West Frontier Province, Northwest Ordinance, Northwest Passage, Northwest Territories, Northwest Territory, northwestward, northwestwards, Northwich, North Yemen, North Yorkshire, Norton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for northwestward They saw that Abe Blower had taken up a long bit of brushwood and was waving it in a circle to the northwestward. Dave Porter in the Gold Fields\|Edward Stratemeyer By night, after having eaten dinner beside a turbid, brackish pool, they had made more than twenty miles to northwestward. Darkness and Dawn\|George Allan England The country through which it flows lay to the northwestward of Genghis Khan's dominions, and beyond the confines of it. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series\|Jacob Abbott The war-fleet had drawn much nearer, in a rough crescent to northwestward, its sails taut. Cursed\|George Allan England The main migration route is through the Mississippi Valley, northwestward in the spring and southeastward in the fall. Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two\|Arthur Bent British Dictionary definitions for northwestward northwestward / (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd) / adjective towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwest noun a direction towards or area in the northwest Derived forms of northwestward northwestwardly, adjective, adverb 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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