northwestward
adverb
uk/ˌnɔːθˈwes.twəd/us/ˌnɔːrθˈwes.twɚd/(alsonorthwestwards)towards thenorthwest:
Theroadwent northwestward over thehills.这条路越过丘陵向西北方向延伸。
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- geomagnetic pole
- magnetic north
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- southeastern
- southern
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost
northwestward
adjective
uk/ˌnɔːθˈwes.twəd/us/ˌnɔːrθˈwes.twɚd/towards thenorthwest:
向西北的,朝西北的They weremovingin a northwestwarddirection.他们向西北方向移动。
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- geomagnetic pole
- magnetic north
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- southeastern
- southern
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
- westernmost