1. Toward the northwest
   "The expedition headed northwestward into unexplored territory"

1. The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
   "The road curved northwestward toward the mountains";
   - northwest, nor'-west, NW

1. In a northwestward direction
   "The storm was moving northwestward";
   - northwestwardly

Derived forms: northwestwards

See also: north

Type of: compass point, point