northwestward
Definition
- Adjective:
- Toward the northwest: Describes a direction or movement heading to the northwest.
- Adverb:
- In a northwestward direction: Describes the manner of moving or facing toward the northwest.
- Noun:
- The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees: Refers to the specific direction on a compass, also known as northwest.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- They continued on a northwestward course.
- The storm took a northwestward track.
- Adverb:
- The birds migrated northwestward.
- He pointed northwestward.
- Noun:
- The town lies to the northwestward.
- Sail on a bearing of northwestward.
Advanced Usage
- Used in formal or technical descriptions of direction, navigation, and geography.
- Often interchangeable with "northwest" as a direction, but "northwestward" more specifically emphasizes the aspect.
Variants and Related Words
- Northwest (n., adj., adv.): The cardinal intercardinal direction. More common than "northwestward."
- Northwestwardly (adv., adj.): A less common synonym.
- Northwesterly (adj., adv.): Often used to describe wind or a general direction coming the northwest, but can also mean the northwest.
Synonyms
- Northwest (as a direction)
- Northwesterly (context-dependent)
Related Phrases
- To the northwestward: A phrase emphasizing direction.
- The fleet sailed to the northwestward.
Adjective
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toward the northwest
Adverb
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in a northwestward direction
Noun
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the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
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