northeasterly
From that compass direction
Northeasterly describes direction or movement toward or from the northeast.
A northeasterly wind blows from the northeast; a northeasterly course heads toward it.
The word functions as both adjective and adverb: We sailed in a northeasterly direction, The storm moved northeasterly along the coast.
Severe sustained wind
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- gustBrief wind surge
- blastSudden forceful burst
nor'easter · trade wind · prevailing · headwind · tailwind · crosswind · airflow · blow
Low temperature state
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- frostThin ice coating
- wintryCold and frosty
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
polar · frigid · brisk · biting · raw · sleet · hail · blizzard
Data shown visually
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- waypointNavigation reference location
- coursePlanned path forward
- bearingPosture or orientation
pilotage · wayfinding · sextant · astrolabe · helm · tack · sailing · seafaring
Toward the sunrise
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
vector · azimuth · orientation · quadrant · angle · inclination · trend · drift
gale
Severe sustained wind
blast · nor'easter · trade wind · prevailing · headwind · tailwind · crosswind · airflow · blow · draft
cold
Low temperature state
arctic · polar · frigid · brisk · biting · raw · sleet · hail · blizzard · flurry
chart
Data shown visually
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- waypointNavigation reference location
- coursePlanned path forward
bearing · pilotage · wayfinding · sextant · astrolabe · helm · tack · sailing · seafaring · mariner
eastward
Toward the sunrise
trajectory · vector · azimuth · orientation · quadrant · angle · inclination · trend · drift · line
latitude
Geographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
- coastlineLand-water boundary
Atlantic · continental · maritime · temperate · polar · terrain · elevation · region · seaboard · New England
northeasterlysouthwesterly
From that diagonal compass point
southwest · south · southwestward · southerly · westerly
- northeastern FranceUpper right of hexagon
- Northeastern United StatesUpper Atlantic coastal region
- Northeastern U.S.Upper Atlantic coastal states
- Northeastern USUpper Atlantic coast states
northeastern, northeasterner, northeasterners, northeaster, northeasters, northeasterlies