northeastward
adverb or adjective
north·east·ward
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Definition of northeastward
(Entry 1 of 2)
: toward the northeast
northeastward
nounDefinition of northeastward (Entry 2 of 2)
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northeastwards
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There were indications that the slow-moving Dorian would veer sharply northeastward after passing the Bahamas and track up the U.S. Southeast seaboard. — Washington Post, "Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm," 2 Sep. 2019 There were indications that the slow-moving Dorian would veer sharply northeastward after passing the Bahamas and track up the U.S. Southeast seaboard. — Ramón Espinosa, Twin Cities, "Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm," 1 Sep. 2019 The system is expected to move northeastward offshore of the Southeastern U.S. The hurricane center said a reconnaissance mission planned for today was canceled but another recon flight is scheduled for Sunday. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic; could become a hurricane by next week," 24 Aug. 2019 By tonight, the low is expected to move northeastward over the Atlantic, where some further organization could occur before the system encounters cooler waters in a day or so. — Brett Clarkson, sun-sentinel.com, "Thunderstorms over coastal North Carolina monitored by National Hurricane Center," 18 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, the next incremental reach is underway and there's talk of service northeastward (very ambitious). — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: When is Caltrain going to go to Hollister and Salinas?," 28 July 2019 The low is expected to move northward or northeastward through the end of the week, the hurricane center said. — Leigh Morgan, al.com, "That cold front we’ve been waiting on? It could cause trouble in the Gulf later this week," 23 July 2019 The remnants of that system were expected to drift northeastward over the next few days. — Leigh Morgan, al.com, "Stretch of wet weather ahead: How much rain could Alabama get?," 5 June 2019 Chris had top winds of 70 mph (110 kph) Monday evening and was expected to remain nearly stationary through Tuesday before moving northeastward as a hurricane. — Danica Coto, The Seattle Times, "Power outages, flooding hits Puerto Rico, USVI amid storms," 9 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Alberto is expected to continue chugging in a north-northeastward direction Saturday, followed by a slower north-northwestward motion on Sunday and Monday. — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, "Subtropical Storm Alberto speeds up as it enters Gulf: Latest update," 26 May 2018 The storm is moving toward the north-northeast near 7 mph and is expected to pick up speed and move more north-northeastward later today and make a turn to the northwest on Sunday. — Roger Simmons, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Alberto less organized but Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect; Flood Watch issued for Central Florida," 26 May 2018 Note that while Washington is forecast to get the equivalent of 0.3 inches of liquid (equating to 2 to 3 inches of snow), that a band of 0.4 inches (3 to 4 inches of snow) extends from just west of Washington north-northeastward into Pennsylvania. — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "Snow likely Saturday with some accumulation, winter weather advisory in effect," 8 Dec. 2017 At that point some models (the Canadian and the ECMWF) are on the west side of the forecast cone, and the GFS is on the right with a north-northeastward track. — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, "Hurricane Maria: Path forecast keeps Maria away from U.S. mainland," 22 Sep. 2017 Cloudiness and thunderstorms extending from northern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras northeastward across the Cayman Islands and Jamaica to eastern Cuba are associated with the disturbance. — National Hurricane Center, NOLA.com, "Low making its way north toward Florida: National Hurricane Center," 26 Oct. 2017 Dennis made landfall in Monroe County on Aug. 17 and then moved north-northeastward. — Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Think Hurricane Harvey-type flooding can’t hit South Florida? Think again," 1 Sep. 2017 Snowfall rates of one-half inch to one inch per hour will be possible, especially under the heaviest precipitation from near Windsor northeastward to Briggsdale. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Light flurries in Denver Tuesday with colder temperatures, snow on the way," 3 Jan. 2017 Satellite imagery late Monday evening showed the center of a large storm system continuing northeastward across the upper Great Lakes. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Cool, damp pattern to persist into the weekend," 1 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'northeastward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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northeastward
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English Language Learners Definition of northeastward
: toward the northeast
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