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northeastward
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
northeastward
(adverb)
northeastward
/noɚθ
ˈ
iːstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
northeastwards
/noɚ
ˈ
iːstwɚdz/
northeastward
/noɚθ
ˈ
iːstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
northeastwards
/noɚ
ˈ
iːstwɚdz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of NORTHEASTWARD
:
toward the northeast
The storm is moving
northeastward
.
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— northeastward
adjective
The storm will follow a
northeastward
course.
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