Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Toward, to, or in the northeast.
- noun A northeastward direction, point, or region.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Toward the northeast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Toward the northeast.
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- adjective In or toward the
northeast - adverb Toward the northeast
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
- adverb in a northeastward direction
- adjective toward the northeast
Etymologies
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Examples
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To the south, a strong ridge of high pressure continues building northeastward from the Southern Plains.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Around 7 p.m., one tornado headed northeastward along a 4.5-mile path in the Chantilly area of western Fairfax County, the National Weather Service said.
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This activity will continue racing northeastward, affecting Montgomery county and possibly western Fairfax county during the next 30 minutes.
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The combination of a western trough and southeastern ridge helps direct storms that form just east of the Rocky Mountains northeastward towards the Great Lakes or Ohio Valley regions.
Bad pattern for snow through end of February Wes Junker 2011
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The most recent snow storm produced significant snowfall over a very large region, from West Virginia and western Virginia northeastward to Maine, with the heaviest and most damaging snow occurring in northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, eastern New York, and a large portion of New England.
Paul Yeager: Billion Dollar Plus U.S. Weather Disasters Keep Piling Up Paul Yeager 2011
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The tornado tore a path nearly a mile wide and decimated neighborhoods as it raked cities from the central western border with Louisiana northeastward to Alabama.
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A major warming trend commences this weekend across south central U.S. that should build north and northeastward next week.
Snow on ground in 49 states, almost none in air Jason Samenow 2011
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Around 7 p.m., one tornado headed northeastward along a 4.5-mile path in the Chantilly area of western Fairfax County, the National Weather Service said.
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All the models are now forecasting a major snowstorm for parts of the Midwest from Missouri northeastward into Michigan.
Another midweek storm to track Dan Stillman 2011
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The most recent snow storm produced significant snowfall over a very large region, from West Virginia and western Virginia northeastward to Maine, with the heaviest and most damaging snow occurring in northeastern Pennsylvania, northern New Jersey, eastern New York, and a large portion of New England.
Paul Yeager: Billion Dollar Plus U.S. Weather Disasters Keep Piling Up Paul Yeager 2011
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