northwestward
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north·west·ward
(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.
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northwestward
(ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd; ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd)adj
(Physical Geography) towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwest
n
(Physical Geography) a direction towards or area in the northwest
ˌnorthˈwestwardly adj, adv
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north•west•ward
(ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərd; Naut. ˌnɔr-)adv., adj.
1. Also, north`west′ward•ly. toward the northwest.
n. 2. the northwest.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | northwestward - the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees compass 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 northwest north - 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 direction |
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northwestward
[ˈnɔːθˈwestwəd]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005