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NORTHWESTWARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
Synonyms:
nor'-west; northwest; northwestward; NW
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("northwestward" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toward the northwest
Classified under:
Similar:
north (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a northwestward direction
Synonyms:
northwestward; northwestwardly
Classified under:
Pertainym:
northwestward (toward the northwest)
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