Explore Northwestward through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like north or northwest. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Northwestward meaning
In or toward the northwest
Using Northwestward
- The main meaning on this page is: In or toward the northwest
- Useful related words include: north, northwest, nor'-west, nw.
Context around Northwestward
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Northwestward
- In this selection, "northwestward" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, west, move and curving stand out and add context to how "northwestward" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it moves northwestward and then and kept tracking northwestward it would. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "northwestward" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with northwestward
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The weather agency projected that Jenny will move northwestward through Monday. (11 words)
Pagasa said the super typhoon was moving west-northwestward at 10 km/h. (13 words)
Lane is forecast to pass south of the main Hawaiian Islands Wednesday and Thursday, potentially causing local impacts as it tracks west-northwestward. (23 words)
There was no change in the track forecast reasoning in the 2 p.m. update and Hector is forecast to move westward to west-northwestward during the next day or so to the south of a deep-layer subtropical ridge. (40 words)
The tornado appeared to have strengthened while curving northwestward as several chicken coops had significant steel roof panel loss while an open-ended tractor shelter mostly collapsed at the end of Dixie Drive, the NWS said. (36 words)
Some gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropical or subtropical depression could form during the next couple of days while it moves northwestward and then northward over the open Atlantic. (33 words)
Example sentences (7)
The weather agency projected that Jenny will move northwestward through Monday.
Pagasa said the super typhoon was moving west-northwestward at 10 km/h.
The tornado appeared to have strengthened while curving northwestward as several chicken coops had significant steel roof panel loss while an open-ended tractor shelter mostly collapsed at the end of Dixie Drive, the NWS said.
Some gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropical or subtropical depression could form during the next couple of days while it moves northwestward and then northward over the open Atlantic.
If the storm had kept tracking northwestward, it would eventually have gotten sucked in by the high and spit back out into the North Atlantic, potentially clipping Bermuda in the process.
Lane is forecast to pass south of the main Hawaiian Islands Wednesday and Thursday, potentially causing local impacts as it tracks west-northwestward.
There was no change in the track forecast reasoning in the 2 p.m. update and Hector is forecast to move westward to west-northwestward during the next day or so to the south of a deep-layer subtropical ridge.