单词 | northwestward |
释义 | northwestward (once / 38127 pages) advadjn WORD FAMILY northwestward: northwestwardly, northwestwards USAGE EXAMPLESThe Point Reyes peninsula rides on the eastern ridge of the Pacific Plate, which advances northwestward. Seattle Times(Oct 20, 2016) The system is expected to move west-northwestward to northwestward toward the central tropical Atlantic during the next several days, the Miami-based weather forecaster said. Reuters(Aug 16, 2016) Hurricane Gaston has reformed, gathering strength as it moves northwestward in the Atlantic. US News(Aug 28, 2016) 1adv in a northwestward direction Syn northwestwardly 2adj toward the northwest Syn north situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north 3n the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees Syn|Hyper NW, nor'-west, northwest compass point, point any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass |
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