northwestwardadverb
uk/ˌnɔːθˈwes.twəd/us/ˌnɔːrθˈwes.twɚd/also northwestwardstowards the northwest:
The road went northwestward over the hills.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- eastward
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- S, s
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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northwestwardadjective
uk/ˌnɔːθˈwes.twəd/us/ˌnɔːrθˈwes.twɚd/towards the northwest:
They were moving in a northwestward direction.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- eastward
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- S, s
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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