northward
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- adverb
- /ˈnɔrθwərd/
:
hacia el norte
- The storm system is moving northward, bringing heavy rain to the area.
- shift northward
And someone said that the Sahara was expanding northwards and was going to destroy North Africa.
- And someone said that the Sahara was expanding northwards and was going to destroy North Africa.
Examples
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And you can see the moisture moving northward out of Mexico and also out into the Gulf of Mexico.
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The population is relatively stable from at least northern California northward, but is declining from central California southward.
Academic text (2000) -
Things to remember as the storm continues its march northward.
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Apparently, that comes at the back end of the storm as it moves past us and northward.
Blog text (21) -
It may be cool though, especially from Boston northward here, across parts of Maine and throughout portions of New England.
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Driving toward my place of writing retreat, I parallel the Sacramento River northward.
Academic text (2000) -
Since the early 1900s, the southern extent of the breeding range has shifted northward.
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Anchovy abundance recently declined, while Pacific sardine abundance is rapidly growing and expanding northward.
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The mean latitude and depth ranges for nearly two-thirds of all fish species in the North Sea have changed, and many have shifted northward as waters warm.
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Early on the morning of April 27th, 1865, the sidewheeler steamboat, Rodolf, navigated its way northward on the Mississippi River.
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Etymology
The adverb northward is made of north ('the direction of the North') and ward ('toward'), like in forward, so it means moving 'toward' the north.