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PRONUNCIATION OF NORTHWESTWARDS

northwestwards  [ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORTHWESTWARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Northwestwards is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NORTHWESTWARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of northwestwards in the English dictionary

The definition of northwestwards in the dictionary is towards or from the northwest.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORTHWESTWARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
frontwards
ˈfrʌntwədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
leftwards
ˈlɛftwədz
northeastwards
ˌnɔːθˈiːstwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
rightwards
ˈraɪtwədz
southeastwards
ˌsaʊθˈiːstwədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
southwestwards
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORTHWESTWARDS

northward
northwardly
northwards
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
Northwest Passage
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territory
northwester
northwesterlies
northwesterly
northwestern
northwesternmost
northwestward
northwestwardly
Northwich
Norton
nortriptyline

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORTHWESTWARDS

airwards
bend over backwards
boards
earthwards
goalwards
heavenwards
hellwards
henceforwards
hitherwards
landwards
lean over backwards
leewards
moonwards
rewards
seawards
shorewards
sidewards
sternwards
sunwards
thenceforwards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of northwestwards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «northwestwards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORTHWESTWARDS

Find out the translation of northwestwards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of northwestwards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «northwestwards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

西北
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia el noroeste
570 millions of speakers

English

northwestwards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

northwestwards
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشمال الغربى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

в северо-западном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

noroeste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরপশ্চিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le nord-ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Barat laut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach Nordwesten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

northwestwards
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

northwestwards
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lor kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây Bắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடமேற்கிலிருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तरपश्चिमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuzeybatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

northwestwards
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

northwestwards
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

в північно-західному
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

northwestwards
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τα βορειοδυτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

northwestwards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

northwestwards
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nordvest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of northwestwards

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHWESTWARDS»

The term «northwestwards» is used very little and occupies the 156.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHWESTWARDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «northwestwards» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «northwestwards» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about northwestwards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORTHWESTWARDS»

Discover the use of northwestwards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to northwestwards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geographical Review
... passing east of this town so as to leave the Kassa-Csap railway entirely in Czecho-Slovak territory; Thence to a point near point 125 about 1% kilometers south of Alsomihalyi, the course of the Ronyva upstream; Thence northwestwards to a ...
Isaiah Bowman, G. M. Wrigley, 1920
2
Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository ...
... thence north-westwards, north-eastwards, north-westwards, north-eastwards, north-westwards, eastwards, northwestwards, north-eastwards, northwestwards, westwards, north-westwards and eastwards along said municipal boundary to ...
‎1908
3
Silurian reefs of Gotland
Sketch of the succession of sediments only a short distance south of Fig.l72. l = thick-bedded crinoid limestone, dipping slightly northwestwards; 2 = thin-bedded marly limestone with interbedded very thin layers of marlstone or clayish ...
A. A. Manten, 1971
4
Atmospheric and Oceanic Mesoscale Processes
... over the sea itself as observed (Fig 1, 2). In the case of the Bay of Bengal system, the day-one to day-three forecast by the WRF (control and experiment run) and the Eta model showed that the system moved northwestwards and crossed the ...
Maithili Sharan, Sethu Raman, 2008
5
In the Name of Pauk-Phaw: Myanmar's China Policy Since 1948
(2) From the source of the Chu-I Ta Ho (Chu-Iho Ta Ho) the line runs northwestwards along the Chu-I Ta Ho (Chu-Iho Ta Ho) to its junction with its tributary flowing in from the north, thence northwards along this tributary to a point on the ...
Aung Myoe (Maung.), 2011
6
Traités Concernant L'utilisation Des Cours D'eau ...
junction with its tributary on its northern bank, and thence northwestwards along the ridge to Kundam Razi (Lungawng Hpong). (5) From Kundam Razi ( Lungawng Hpong) the line runs generally northwards and northwestwards along the ...
‎1995
7
Geology of North-West Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
New fluvial systems began from the coast northwestwards from land at Balingian and offshore Bintulu (Figure 37E). The sea deepened away from the present coastline and the marine strata of this age have no on-land equivalent. Farther ...
C.S. Hutchison, 2005
8
Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines: Passerines
Aphelocephala leucopsis leucopsis [S] Dorsum mid brownish grey, grading slightly paler with browner cast northwestwards to central Australia; throat and breast whitish cream, with clear mid grey scalloping across breast, more in males ; belly ...
R Schodde, IJ Mason, 1999
9
Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in Soil Micromorphology ...
northwestwards. over. a. distance. of. about. 0.5-1. km. observed. at. Over. quarry (Figure 8.1) may well have resulted from a combination of extreme flood events associated with high spring tides and disruption of the outfall route to the east in ...
Charles French, 2005
10
Kenya Gazette
... Series Y731, following the edge of the sugar-cane fields to the peak at Map Reference 532867, thence generally northwards- and northwestwards, following the crest of the ridge to peak at Map Reference 528879, thence northwestwards to ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORTHWESTWARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term northwestwards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Second wave of yachts start the Transpac Race to Hawaii
The tracks of this lead group have ceased going south and are starting to converge northwestwards back towards the rhumbline, indicating the ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
2
Low pressure area over North India fizzles out
The weather system is moving northwestwards and is presently centered at latitude 28.5°N and Longitude 77.3°E, around 30 km southwest of ... «Skymet Weather, Jul 15»
3
Depression-induced rain floods 14 Odisha villages
The depression over Jharkhand and adjoining North Chhattisgarh and Odisha moved Northwestwards and lay centered over Northeast ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
4
Rain Forecast in Coastal AP
However, the Met officials have predicted that the depression lying over northeast MP, southeast UP would move northwestwards and weaken ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Odisha braces for heavy rains in next 24 hours
The system would move west-northwestwards and weaken gradually after 24 hours. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall would ... «Odisha Sun Times, Jul 15»
6
Egay intensifies; landfall expected over Isabela Saturday night …
But once Egay makes landfall it was projected to once again change directions and move northwestwards. — DVM, GMA News. «GMA News, Jul 15»
7
Depression over Arabian Sea may bring good rains in Gujarat
The system is likely to move slowly in West-Northwestwards direction and concentrate into a deep depression over the next 24 hours. «Business Standard, Jun 15»
8
Depression over Odisha weakens into low pressure area
The depression over northwest Bay of Bengal off South Odisha coast has moved northwestwards, crossing south Odisha coast between ... «Skymet Weather, Jun 15»
9
Heavy rains lash TS, AP, Godavari in spate
The system will move northwestwards and weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area during next 24 hours. The met office warned ... «Errabus, Jun 15»
10
Flooded Rivers Create Havoc, low Pressure to Bring More Rain
... at about 200 km south of Puri, is likely to move northwestwards and cross Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Puri Saturday midnight.”. «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Northwestwards [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/northwestwards>. Apr 2024 ».
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