northward
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- adjective
- /ˈnɔrθwərd/
:
hacia el norte
- Our hunt for food took us northward into the foothills of the Kevarths.
- migrate northward
- move northward
- northward migration
Very few places remaining for human beings, and now they're supposed to press on northward.
- Very few places remaining for human beings, and now they're supposed to press on northward.
- Kosik power is being spent northward and being spent southward.
Examples
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The snowline crossed New Hampshire west to east, retreating northward to Concord where it melted by midmorning.
Fiction book (1997) -
The birds flew northward as winter approached, searching for warmer climates.
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You walk with Tom northward up the dark street toward a pink skyglow.
Fiction book (2002) -
Their examination of the Latin American intelligentsia looked northward from south of the border.
Academic text (1997) -
Lastly, there was a small concentration in central Oklahoma that extended northward into eastern Kansas.
Academic text (2013) -
At that time, Allied forces were pursuing the retreating German army northward through the Alban Hills toward Rome.
Academic text (2002) -
During the Haitian Revolution, several hundred Haitians, including colonists and slaves, fled northward to New Orleans.
Academic text (1996) -
But in the spring, the elk migrate northward to their summer ranges, and the localized carrion disappears.
Academic text (2001) -
As the storm approached, we decided to sail northward to avoid the bad weather.
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During our hike, we headed northward along the trail towards the mountain ridge.
Synonyms
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Toward the top of a map
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2.9
The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole
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2.5
Going toward the north on a road or train
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Towards the north
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Morphology
Etymology
Northward comes from north ('the direction of the North') plus the ending ward ('toward'), the same ward you see in forward. So it describes something moving or facing toward the north.