northwestward
1 of 2adverb or adjective
north·west·ward
nȯr(th)-ˈwes-twərd 
: toward the northwest
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
Afterward, Helene is forecast to turn northwestward and slow down over the Tennessee Valley tomorrow and Saturday, the NHC said.
—NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
Thunderstorms are still churning in the Caribbean on Friday, though, and extend from the Windward Islands west-northwestward for several hundred miles.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2022
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Adverb or adjective
Yet another area of low pressure could form over the eastern tropical Atlantic by the early to middle part of next week, the NHC said, and the system could slowly develop while the system moves northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
Afterward, Helene is forecast to turn northwestward and slow down over the Tennessee Valley tomorrow and Saturday, the NHC said.
—NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
The system is expected to move west-northwestward and be in the central Caribbean this weekend.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
Thunderstorms are still churning in the Caribbean on Friday, though, and extend from the Windward Islands west-northwestward for several hundred miles.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2022
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“Northwestward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwestward. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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