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northwestward
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northwestward
(adverb)
northwestward
/noɚθ
ˈ
wɛstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
northwestwards
/noɚθ
ˈ
wɛstwɚdz/
northwestward
/noɚθ
ˈ
wɛstwɚd/
adverb
also chiefly British
northwestwards
/noɚθ
ˈ
wɛstwɚdz/
Britannica Dictionary definition of NORTHWESTWARD
:
toward the northwest
The storm is moving
northwestward
.
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— northwestward
adjective
The storm will follow a
northwestward
course.
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