northeastwards

Toward sunrise corner

Northeastwards means in a northeasterly direction, toward the point between north and east: The storm moved northeastwards along the coast.

More common in British English; Americans typically say northeastward.

direction

bearing

Posture or orientation

vector · orientation · pathway · route · track · way · trend · line · aim · drift

navigation

charting

Recording data visually

voyage · journey · expedition · sailing · seafaring · nautical · maritime · compass · sextant · helmsman

diagonal

oblique

Angled, not straightforward

tilted · askew · crosswise · athwart · transversal · cornerwise · diagonally · bias · skewed · traverse

Opposites
compass direction

northeastwardssouthwestwards

Toward the lower-left quadrant

southwestward · southwest · southwesterly · westwards · southwards

Family

northeastward

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