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Meanings of northeastward in English

Portuguese
nordeste
Catalan
nord-est

The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees.

        nordeste

        In a northeastward direction.

              Northeastward.

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                      1
                      The opening show, just then spiraling northeastward along the coast, was a doozie.
                      True compass: a memoir
                      2
                      Presently he came upon a stile, and, crossing it, followed a footpath northeastward.
                      The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
                      3
                      He knew that the Boche in his Taube had gone down considerably to the northeastward.
                      Our Pilots in the Air
                      4
                      Our road on leaving Chalons continued to run northeastward toward the hills of the Argonne.
                      Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort
                      5
                      Joseph had now turned northeastward toward the Upper Missouri.
                      Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
                      6
                      This time running blindly, I went northeastward in a direction at right angles to my previous expedition.
                      The Island of Dr. Moreau
                      7
                      Thence, after steering northeastward a few miles, we discovered still another large glacier, now named the Carroll.
                      Travels in Alaska
                      8
                      Continuing east or southeast they reach the Mississippi Valley, and then turn northeastward toward the St. Lawrence Valley.
                      The Western United States: A Geographical Reader
                      9
                      A vast, low lying plain begins forty li north of Chou-ping and extends northeastward as far as Tien-tsin.
                      New Forces in Old China: An Inevitable Awakening
                      10
                      Timmendiquas knows all that he wants to know, and is now going northeastward as fast as he can.
                      The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
                      11
                      Winds whipped into the sky a blizzard of fire flakes, glowing coals and embers, sending them hurtling northeastward.
                      Death angel
                      12
                      They went on north, after which I struck out northeastward by myself into the high foothills of the Sembensyen.
                      The Left Hand of Darkness
                      13
                      He worked northeastward through the hills of Kentucky, then struck the Ohio River bottomland, and went on into Pennsylvania.
                      Earth Abides
                      14
                      On Monday, it was expected to continue tracking northeastward, moving through the Ohio Valley and into the lower great lakes.
                      Reuters
                      15
                      After a five-mile gallop he drew in to the plainsman's jogging trot, and rode northeastward toward the Nueces River bottoms.
                      Roads of Destiny
                      16
                      Through this region the armies must cross big rivers: the Oder, Dvina, Warthe, Vistula, Pregel, and Niemen, northward and northeastward.
                      The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) / The War Begins,...
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                      Translations for northeastward
                      Portuguese
                      nordeste
                      Catalan
                      nord-est
                      Northeastward through the time