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Adjective: northeastward  `north'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `north'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. Toward the northeast
Noun: northeastward  `north'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `north'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
    - northeast, nor'-east, NE
Adverb: northeastward  `north'eest-wurd [N. Amer], `north'eest-wûd [Brit]
  1. In a northeastward direction
    "the river flows northeastward to the gulf"
    - northeastwardly

Derived forms: northeastwards

See also: north

Type of: compass point, point

Nearest

north-central
northeast
Northeast
north-east
northeast by east
northeast by north
northeaster
northeasterly
northeastern
northeastern United States
northeastward
northeastwardly
norther
northerly
northern
Northern
Northern Alliance
Northern Baptist
Northern Baptist Convention
northern barramundi
Northern bedstraw