northwestwards
Toward upper left
Northwestwards means toward the northwest, in a direction between north and west: The expedition continued northwestwards across the plains.
More common in British English; Americans typically say northwestward.
Earth's vastest ocean
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- CascadesPacific Northwest mountain range
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
Siberia · Scotland · Hokkaido · British Columbia · Washington · Oregon · Iceland · Greenland
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
vector · azimuth · route · pathway · track · aim · trend · drift
Navigating through physical spaces
- chartingRecording data visually
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- pilotingControlling a vehicle's course
compass · sextant · astrolabe · orienteering · GPS · landmark · waypoint · bearing
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- migrationMovement to new territory
relocation · pilgrimage · passage · traverse · crossing · excursion · venture · route
Pacific
Earth's vastest ocean
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
- YukonNorthwestern Canadian territory
- CascadesPacific Northwest mountain range
Scandinavia · Siberia · Scotland · Hokkaido · British Columbia · Washington · Oregon · Iceland · Greenland · Arctic
bearing
Posture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- trajectoryPath of moving object
orientation · vector · azimuth · route · pathway · track · aim · trend · drift · advance
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- chartingRecording data visually
- plottingDevising a secret plan
- steeringControlling direction of movement
piloting · compass · sextant · astrolabe · orienteering · GPS · landmark · waypoint · bearing · triangulation
journey
Travel from place to place
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
migration · relocation · pilgrimage · passage · traverse · crossing · excursion · venture · route · trail
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
chinook · mistral · prevailing · crosswind · headwind · tailwind · windward · leeward · blow · draft
northwestwardssoutheastwards
Toward the southeast
southeastward · southeasterly · eastwards · southwards · eastward