Definition of "northwestward" []

• Toward, to, or in the northwest. (adverb)
• A northwestward direction, point, or region. (noun)

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• "We left Horse Prairie on the last day of the month, and crossing the mountain northwestward, descended into the Big"
• "Off to the northwestward were the rugged blue crags of the"
• "China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center said it could produce waves of six to nine meters as it churns northwestward through the East China Sea at about 15 kilometers per hour."