northwestward
Toward Seattle from Phoenix
Northwestward means toward the northwest—the direction midway between north and west.
It works as both adverb and adjective: The expedition moved northwestward across the plains, a northwestward migration.
The form northwestwards is equivalent, more common in British English.
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- vectorQuantity with direction
orientation · azimuth · route · pathway · track · way · aim · trend
Wind from that compass point
- galeSevere sustained wind
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- gustBrief wind surge
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
blustery · draft · zephyr · airflow · currents · stream · chill · nippy
Navigating through physical spaces
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
maritime · nautical · compass · sextant · astrolabe · mariner · helmsman · captain
Northwestern U.S. state
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- British ColumbiaCanada's western coastal province
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
Cascades · Puget Sound · Vancouver Island · Mount Rainier · temperate rainforest · coastal · salmon · Douglas fir
Mass departure from somewhere
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- journeyTravel from place to place
trek · expedition · pioneer · frontier · trailblazing · settler · wagon train · homesteader
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
vector · orientation · azimuth · route · pathway · track · way · aim · trend · drift
northwester
Wind from that compass point
squall · blustery · draft · zephyr · airflow · currents · stream · chill · nippy · prevailing
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- seafaringTraveling by ocean vessel
sailing · maritime · nautical · compass · sextant · astrolabe · mariner · helmsman · captain · voyage
Oregon
Northwestern U.S. state
- WashingtonU.S. seat of government
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- British ColumbiaCanada's western coastal province
Yukon · Cascades · Puget Sound · Vancouver Island · Mount Rainier · temperate rainforest · coastal · salmon · Douglas fir · Klondike
exodus
Mass departure from somewhere
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
journey · trek · expedition · pioneer · frontier · trailblazing · settler · wagon train · homesteader · passage
northwestwardsoutheastward
Toward the lower-right quadrant
southeasterly · southeast · southeastwards · south · southward