northwesterly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geography, Meteorology, Naturenorthwesterlynorth‧west‧er‧ly /ˌnɔːθˈwestəli $ ˌnɔːrθˈwestərli/ adjective 1 SGtowards or in the northwest We headed off in a northwesterly direction.2 HEMDNa northwesterly wind comes from the northwestExamples from the Corpusnorthwesterly• They rode almost due north, making for Birdsall Brow and facing into a gusty northwesterly breeze.