NORTHWARD Definition & Meaning

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northward

[ nawrth-werd; Nautical nawr-therd ]

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adverb

Also �Դǰ��ٳ�w��, �Դǰ��ٳ�w��·��. toward the north.

adjective

Also �Դǰ��ٳ�w��·��. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north.

noun

the northward part, direction, or point.

northward

/ ˈnɔːðəd; ˈnɔːθwəd /

adjective

moving, facing, or situated towards the north

noun

the northward part, direction, etc; the north

adverb

a variant of northwards

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Derived Forms

ˈ�Դǰ��ٳ�ɲ��, adjectiveadverb

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of northward¹

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

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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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