To, toward, or in the northwest.
The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees.
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Examples for "northwestward "
Examples for "northwestward "
1 It headed northwestward toward Armada Field, one hundred and twenty miles away.
2 The wind, this morning, is from the northwestward , rather brisk, but not very strong.
3 The detachment moved northwestward from Sinkat, at an acute angle to its morning's march.
4 One went north up the Don, and one, the largest, went northwestward up the ravine.
5 On Sunday morning, the direction of the wind again changed, and it bore to the northwestward .
1 Troy feels like Ash definitely wants to be famous, she told NW .
2 Just before NW 10th, we slowed even more, which was very gratifying.
3 They questioned Premier Job Mokgoro's authority to deliver the NW SOPA.
4 He was placed on his right side with his head to the NW .
5 The NW group also exhibited a significant difference in the mental health domain.
1 The tails littered the roads throughout West Auckland, Nor - West Auckland and reportedly as far north as Dargaville on Sunday.
2 The quartermaster called, Nor'-west, sir!
3 Two sail to the nor'-west!
4 If he stand far, on a nor- nor - west course, I think he will infallibly get between us and Admiral Bluewater.
6 It may be so; but the wind has got round to nor - west , and has not been sighing these last twelve hours.
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