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northwestward
north·west·ward N0167100 (nôrth-wĕst′wərd)adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the northwest.n. A northwestward direction, point, or region.
north·west′ward·ly adv. & adj.north·west′wards adv.northwestward (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd; ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd) adj (Physical Geography) towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwestn (Physical Geography) a direction towards or area in the northwest ˌnorthˈwestwardly adj, advnorth•west•ward (ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərd; Naut. ˌnɔr-)
adv., adj. 1. Also, north`west′ward•ly. toward the northwest. n. 2. the northwest. [1350–1400] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | northwestward - the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degreesnor'-west, NW, northwestcompass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" | | Adj. | 1. | northwestward - toward the northwestnorth - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" | | Adv. | 1. | northwestward - in a northwestward directionnorthwestwardly |
Translationsnorthwestward
Synonyms for northwestwardnoun the compass point midway between north and westSynonymsRelated Wordsadj toward the northwestRelated Wordsadv in a northwestward directionSynonyms |