单词 | to the north-westward |
释义 | > as lemmasto the north-westward (of) The point of the horizon midway between north and west; the direction of this; to the north-westward (of): in a north-west direction (from). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [noun] north-westlOE north-west?1440 north-westward1758 north-west1776 nor'-west1854 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 9 The noise and shakes of the earthquake..seemed..to come from the north-westward, and to go off south-easterly. 1789 in W. S. Seton-Karr & H. D. Sandeman Select. Calcutta Gaz. (1865) II. 218 We understand the Cossyahs, who inhabit the hills to the north-westward of Sylhet, have committed some very daring acts of violence. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 128 To the northwestward of Hudson's Bay is an extensive chain of lakes. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. 76 After doubling Cape Farewell, they stood to the north-westward. 1845 H. W. Herbert Warwick Woodlands 45 Along a broken stony road, with several high and long hills, and very awkward bridges in the valleys, to the northwestward of the village. 1892 Daily News 27 Apr. 3/5 Wind was light..from the north-westward in the west of France. 1901 Daily Chron. 12 Oct. 3/5 He then swept an area of half a mile from the wreck buoy to the north-westward. 1930 J. Masefield Wanderer of Liverpool 20 So went the Wanderer round..to emerge and go galloping on Roaring, high streaming, full-flooded, to head to north-westward. < as lemmas |
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