Northeastward Synonyms

nôrth-ēstwərd, nôr-ēst-
The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. northeast
  2. nor-east
  3. ne
In a northeastward direction
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. northeastwardly

Northeastward Sentence Examples

  • The drainage of Manitoba is entirely northeastward to Hudson Bay.

  • The extratropical cyclone accelerated northeastward across the North Atlantic Ocean from the 6th through the 9th November.

  • It is in association with this field of extinct volcanic activity that a remarkable group of geysers and hot springs has been developed, from which the Yellowstone river, a branch of the Missouri, flows northeastward, and the Snake river, a branch of the Columbia, flows south-westward.