northwestwards

American

[nawrth-west-werdz, nawr-west-werdz] / ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərdz, ˌnɔrˈwɛst wərdz /

adverb

northwestward.

northwestwards British

/ ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwədz, ˌnɔːˈwɛstwədz /

adverb

towards or (esp of a wind) from the northwest

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Early on Sunday, Raymond was churning about 180 miles south southwest of Acapulco and moving northwestwards at about 7 mph.

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Late on Saturday evening, depression 17-E was churning about 205 miles south of Acapulco and moving northwestwards at about 8 mph.

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EDT it was packing winds of 35 miles per hour and was located 300 miles south southeast of Bermuda, moving northwestwards.

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He was 'determined,' so writes a chronicler of his voyages, 'to bring true proof of what land and sea might be so far to the northwestwards beyond any that man hath heretofore discovered.'

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