northwesterly

north·west·er·ly (nôrth-w

r-l

, nôr-w

adj.

1. Situated toward the northwest.

2. Coming or being from the northwest.

north·wester·ly adv.

northwesterly [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ (Nautical) ˌnɔːˈwɛstəlɪ]

adj & adv

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) in, towards, or (esp of a wind) from the northwest

n pl -lies

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a wind or storm from the northwest

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Adj.	1.	northwesterly - coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" northwest north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
	2.	northwesterly - situated in or oriented toward the northwest northwest, northwestern north - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"

Translations

northwesterly [ˈnɔːθˈwestəlɪ]

A. ADJ [wind] → del noroeste
we were headed in a northwesterly direction → íbamos hacia el noroeste or rumbo al noroeste or en dirección noroeste

B. N → viento m del noroeste

northwesterly [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstəlɪ] adj (wind) → che viene da nordovest; (direction) → verso nordovest

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North northward northwest northwestern	Instead of the former divinely appointed aims of the Jewish, Greek, or Roman nations, which ancient historians regarded as representing the progress of humanity, modern history has postulated its own aims- the welfare of the French, German, or English people, or, in its highest abstraction, the welfare and civilization of humanity in general, by which is usually meant that of the peoples occupying a small northwesterly portion of a large continent. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context For two days I waited there for Kantos Kan, but as he did not come I started off on foot in a northwesterly direction toward a point where he had told me lay the nearest waterway. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context "This way," cried Sing presently, and started off once more into the brush, but this time in a northwesterly direction, toward camp. The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	northernness northing northland Northlander Northman northmost Northness Northrop Northrop Frye Northumberland Northumberland Strait Northumbria Northumbrian northward Northwardly northwards northwest northwest by north northwest by west Northwest Caucasian Northwest Passage Northwest Territories Northwest Territory northwest wind northwester northwesterly northwestern northwestern United States northwestward northwestwardly northwestwards Northwich Norton Norton Sound nortriptyline Noruz Norvasc Norvir Norw. Norwalk Norway Norway haddock Norway lobster Norway maple Norway pine Norway rat Norway spruce Norwegian Norwegian buhund Norwegian elkhound Norwegian forest cat	Northwest Washington Medical Bureau Northwest Washington Theatre Group NorthWest Water Authority Northwest Water Treatment Facility Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center Northwest Weight Loss Surgery Northwest Whale Watchers Association Northwest Wheat and Range Region Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society northwest wind Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program Northwest Wisconsin Manufacturing Outreach Center Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board Northwest Women's Law Center Northwest Wood Products Association Northwest Workers Justice Project Northwest Workforce Development Council Northwest Workforce Investment Board Northwest Yacht Brokers Association Northwest Yeshiva High School Northwest Youth Music Association Northwest Z Association Northwest-Shoals Community College northwester northwester northwesterly northwestern northwestern northwestern Northwestern (disambiguation) Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center Northwestern Association for Behavior Analysis Northwestern Association of Forensic Scientists Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie) Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie) Northwestern Bank Northwestern Boating Council Northwestern Bureau Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party Northwestern Chinese Christian Fellowship Northwestern College Northwestern College of Chiropractic Northwestern Connecticut Community College Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments Northwestern Counseling and Support Services Northwestern Division Northwestern Drug Discovery Program Northwestern economic region NorthWestern Energy Northwestern Government Northwestern Greek Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument Northwestern Health Sciences University

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Instead of the former divinely appointed aims of the Jewish, Greek, or Roman nations, which ancient historians regarded as representing the progress of humanity, modern history has postulated its own aims- the welfare of the French, German, or English people, or, in its highest abstraction, the welfare and civilization of humanity in general, by which is usually meant that of the peoples occupying a small northwesterly portion of a large continent.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

For two days I waited there for Kantos Kan, but as he did not come I started off on foot in a northwesterly direction toward a point where he had told me lay the nearest waterway.

A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

"This way," cried Sing presently, and started off once more into the brush, but this time in a northwesterly direction, toward camp.

The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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