northwestward
/nawrth-west-werd; Nautical nawr-west-werd/US // ˌnɔrθˈwɛst wərd; Nautical ˌnɔrˈwɛst wərd //UK // (ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwəd, nautical ˌnɔːˈwɛstwəd) //
向西北,向西北方向,向东北,向西北走
Definitions
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- : Also north·west·ward·ly. toward the northwest.
n.名词 noun
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- : the northwest.
Examples
From there, the high-pressure “heat dome” will meander northwestward, building in intensity early next week.
Many a long mile Evan led us into the hills northwestward, and far beyond where I had yet been.
The war-fleet had drawn much nearer, in a rough crescent to northwestward, its sails taut.
We vaguely located this Asiatic cradle somewhere westward or northwestward of the great plateau of Thibet.
A ridge jutting northwestward from Sourdough Mountains, in the northeastern part of the Park.
The vessels were proceeding northwestward toward the Florida Channel.
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