northeastern
Toward sunrise, poleward
Northeastern describes something located in or toward the northeast—the direction between north and east.
It applies to regions, areas, or directions: the northeastern United States, northeastern winds.
The word functions identically to other directional compounds like southwestern or southeastern.
Northeast U.S. region
- MainePine Tree State
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- ConnecticutNortheastern American state
Rhode Island · New Hampshire · Appalachian · Atlantic · seaboard · corridor · tristate · mid-Atlantic
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- frostThin ice coating
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
sleet · freezing · windchill · ice · foliage · autumn · humidity · coastal
Harvesting marine crustaceans commercially
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
fishing · clambake · seafood · dockyard · buoy · Cape Cod · seaport · crabbing
Of the upper-left region
- southeasternToward the lower-right quadrant
- southwesternOf the lower-left quadrant
- intercardinalBetween primary compass directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
Large important city
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- bodegasSmall neighborhood grocery shops
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
taxicabs · downtown · gentrification · highrise · cosmopolitan · congestion · multicultural · commuter
New England
Northeast U.S. region
- MainePine Tree State
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
Connecticut · Rhode Island · New Hampshire · Appalachian · Atlantic · seaboard · corridor · tristate · mid-Atlantic · Boston
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- frostThin ice coating
flurries · sleet · freezing · windchill · ice · foliage · autumn · humidity · coastal · seasonal
lobstering
Harvesting marine crustaceans commercially
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- lighthouseCoastal beacon tower
schooner · fishing · clambake · seafood · dockyard · buoy · Cape Cod · seaport · crabbing · trawling
northwestern
Of the upper-left region
- southeasternToward the lower-right quadrant
- southwesternOf the lower-left quadrant
- intercardinalBetween primary compass directions
bearing · azimuth · orientate · quadrant · heading · direction
metropolis
Large important city
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- brownstonesAttached urban residences
- bodegasSmall neighborhood grocery shops
boroughs · taxicabs · downtown · gentrification · highrise · cosmopolitan · congestion · multicultural · commuter · transit
northeasternsouthwestern
Of the lower-left quadrant
southwest · southwesterly · southwestward · western · southern
northeasternsouthwestern
Of the lower-left quadrant
southern · western · Sun Belt · Pacific · Deep South
- northeastern FranceUpper right of hexagon
- Northeastern United StatesUpper Atlantic coastal region
- Northeastern U.S.Upper Atlantic coastal states
- Northeastern USUpper Atlantic coast states
northeasterner, northeasterners, northeaster, northeasterly, northeasters