northwestward
1 of 2adverb or adjective
north·west·ward
nȯr(th)-ˈwes-twərd 
: toward the northwest
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The weather event strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, and per an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Thursday morning at 4 a.m. EST, Kirk is forecast to strengthen while moving northwestward over the central Atlantic.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The system is expected to move west-northwestward and be in the central Caribbean this weekend.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
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Adverb or adjective
Gradual development is possible thereafter, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week while the system drifts generally northward or northwestward over the central or western Caribbean Sea.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The weather event strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, and per an advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Thursday morning at 4 a.m. EST, Kirk is forecast to strengthen while moving northwestward over the central Atlantic.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
Kristy is expected to take a turn toward the northwest later Friday, and a northwestward to north-northwestward motion at a slower forward speed is expected over the weekend, according to the NHC.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The system is expected to move west-northwestward and be in the central Caribbean this weekend.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Sep. 2022
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“Northwestward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwestward. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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