northwestwardly
- a word derived from northwestward.
Example Sentences
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When it was pitch dark the fugitives pushed forward in a northwestwardly direction, until they reached a log cabin, at a distance of about four miles from their point of departure.
From Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War by Robins, Edward
All the valley- expanse of rich land is checkered with alternations of meadow and cane and cacao,—except northwestwardly, where woods billow out of sight beyond a curve.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Hearn, Lafcadio
They pushed through the woods in a northwestwardly direction, and at last reached a place called Venango, not very far from where Pittsburg now stands.
From Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln A Book for Young Americans by Baldwin, James
In the district extending northwestwardly from Kearney Street and Montgomery Avenue, untouched during the first day, the fire spread freely on the second.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Morris, Charles
From Fort Morton the original works continued northwestwardly, skirting the city to the Hyde's Ferry turnpike.
From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 by Cox, Jacob Dolson
