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northward

[ nawrth-werd; Nautical nawr-therd ]

adverb

  1. Also ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ów²¹°ù»å²õ, ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ów²¹°ù»å·±ô²â. toward the north.


adjective

  1. Also ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ów²¹°ù»å·±ô²â. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north.

noun

  1. the northward part, direction, or point.

northward

/ ˈnÉ”Ëðəd; ˈnÉ”ËθwÉ™d /

adjective

  1. moving, facing, or situated towards the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the northward part, direction, etc; the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. a variant of northwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²Ô´Ç°ù³Ù³ó·É²¹°ù»å±ô²â, adjectiveadverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of northward1

before 1100; Middle English; Old English northweard. See north, -ward
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Example Sentences

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The back-up runway needs to shift 12 metres northwards to meet that safety rule.

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In fact, we’re already seeing a northward shift in the distribution of palm trees, those tropical icons.

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As fresher water doesn't sink as easily, this is expected to slow the circulation and so bring less saltwater northwards from the tropics.

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Panama’s role in the immigration puzzle has been primarily to repatriate citizens from other countries who end up stranded in the country as they attempt to move northward.

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Churches played a role in the anti-slavery Underground Railroad that guided fugitives northward.

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