northwestward

/ˌnɔɹθˈwɛstwəɹd/ adj

In or toward the northwest

Word Origin A straightforward compound: north + west + ward, with -ward from Proto-Germanic *-wardaz 'turning toward,' from PIE *wert- 'to turn.' That same root gives us forward, backward, toward, and even weird (originally 'fate, that which turns'). So northwestward literally means 'turned toward the northwest.'

adj In or toward the northwest

They followed a northwestward route through the mountains.

(形容词) 向西北的 【向西北方向】

他们沿着一条向西北的路线穿越山脉。

(adjetivo) En o hacia el noroeste.

Siguieron una ruta **hacia el noroeste** a través de las montañas.

(adjectif) vers le nord-ouest; en direction du nord-ouest [Situé ou orienté vers le nord-ouest.]

Ils ont suivi un itinéraire vers le nord-ouest à travers les montagnes.

(Adjektiv) nordwestlich [In nordwestlicher Richtung gelegen oder dorthin führend.]

Sie folgten einer **northwestward** Route durch die Berge.

(形容詞) 北西の、または北西に向かう。

「彼らは山々を抜ける北西へ向かう道筋をたどった。」

(adjetivo) para o noroeste; em direção ao noroeste; a noroeste [No ou em direção ao noroeste]

Eles seguiram uma rota para o noroeste através das montanhas.

adv Toward the northwest

The migration continues northwestward each spring.

(副词) 朝西北;向西北

每年春天,迁徙继续向西北方向进行。

(adverbio) Hacia el noroeste.

La migración continúa **hacia el noroeste** cada primavera.

(adverbe) vers le nord-ouest; en direction du nord-ouest; au nord-ouest [Vers le nord-ouest.]

La migration continue vers le nord-ouest chaque printemps.

(Adverb) nordwestwärts; nach Nordwesten [In nordwestliche Richtung.]

Die Wanderung führt jedes Frühjahr **northwestward**.

(副詞) 北西へ。

「毎年春になると、渡りは北西へと続いていく。」

(advérbio) para o noroeste; em direção ao noroeste [Para o noroeste]

A migração continua para o noroeste a cada primavera.

Word parts: north + west + ward

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