northwesterly
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- adjective
- /nɔrθˈwɛstərli/
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noroeste
- San Miguel is the most northwesterly of the islands that are near the northern and southern extremes of the geographic range of many invertebrate species (Morris et al., 1980).
- northwesterly direction
- northwesterly track
Examples
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I'm on Lewis, a windswept and wave-battered Hebridian island, at the most northwesterly corner of the United Kingdom, and I'm taking this precarious journey to reach a rocky pinnacle that juts out to sea, otherwise known as a sea stack.
Academic text (2006) -
Cape Wrath is the most northwesterly outpost of mainland UK.
Blog text (12) -
After the initial turning, Cairo and Mrs. Lockhart continued straight downward in a northwesterly direction for hundreds of feet before abruptly emerging into a chamber the size of a banquet hall with a smooth, level floor.
Fiction book (1999) -
Perhaps this refers to a later Kono drive to the northwest, coinciding roughly with the other northwesterly military movements in the central and coastal regions, and postdating the ancient carving tradition under discussion.
Academic text (1990) -
The ship sailed in a northwesterly direction toward the distant islands.
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From our campsite, we enjoyed stunning northwesterly views of the mountains.
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The weather report indicated a northwesterly wind that would bring cooler temperatures.
Synonyms
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Coming from the direction halfway between north and west
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Located toward the northwest, for example in the top left part of a map
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In a direction toward the point halfway between north and west on a compass
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Northwesterly is built from north and west with the ending -ly, so it literally points 'toward the northwest'. That's why we use it to describe a place, road, or course that lies in or moves toward the northwest.