polarwardadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊləwəd/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊlərwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polar adj., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < polar adj. + -ward suffix. Compare poleward adj., poleward adv., polewards adv.

A. adj.

Situated, directed, or moving towards polar regions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adverb] > pole

polarward1832

polarly1834

poleward1835

polewards1852

1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 28 In the polarward parts of Thalabaw.

1897 Atlantic Monthly May 610/2 Then came the search for the polarward passage which might give a shorter route to China and the Indies.

1911 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 9 May 7/2 Lieutenant Shirase has resolved to dispense with horses and dogs on his next polarward dash.

1962 H. J. Wiens Pacific Island Bastions U.S. ix. 83 The equatorward sectors of these cyclonic gyrals have winds which oppose the easterly trades, whereas the polarward sectors have winds blowing with the trades.

1998 J. Agnew Geopolitics v. 104 The use of the Mercator projection..served to exaggerate the sense of a world dominated by Eurasia..because of its systematic enlargement of polarward areas relative to equatorial ones.

B. adv.

Towards polar regions.

ΚΠ

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) 82 There is, therefore, a constant tendency with the air that these upper currents carry polarward to be crowded out, so to speak—to slough off and turn back.

1931 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 3 Aug. 6/3 A Norwegian explorer has started Polarward on a motorcycle.

2005 Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S. Dakota) (Nexis) 9 Jan. 1 f [The jetstream] is caused by the changes in air temperature where the cold polar air moving toward the equator meets the warmer equatorial air moving polarward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polarward
释义	polarwardadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpəʊləwəd/, U.S. /ˈpoʊlərwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polar adj., -ward suffix. Etymology: < polar adj. + -ward suffix. Compare poleward adj., poleward adv., polewards adv. A. adj. Situated, directed, or moving towards polar regions. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adverb] > pole polarward1832 polarly1834 poleward1835 polewards1852 1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 28 In the polarward parts of Thalabaw. 1897 Atlantic Monthly May 610/2 Then came the search for the polarward passage which might give a shorter route to China and the Indies. 1911 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) 9 May 7/2 Lieutenant Shirase has resolved to dispense with horses and dogs on his next polarward dash. 1962 H. J. Wiens Pacific Island Bastions U.S. ix. 83 The equatorward sectors of these cyclonic gyrals have winds which oppose the easterly trades, whereas the polarward sectors have winds blowing with the trades. 1998 J. Agnew Geopolitics v. 104 The use of the Mercator projection..served to exaggerate the sense of a world dominated by Eurasia..because of its systematic enlargement of polarward areas relative to equatorial ones. B. adv. Towards polar regions. ΚΠ 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) 82 There is, therefore, a constant tendency with the air that these upper currents carry polarward to be crowded out, so to speak—to slough off and turn back. 1931 Decatur (Illinois) Evening Herald 3 Aug. 6/3 A Norwegian explorer has started Polarward on a motorcycle. 2005 Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S. Dakota) (Nexis) 9 Jan. 1 f [The jetstream] is caused by the changes in air temperature where the cold polar air moving toward the equator meets the warmer equatorial air moving polarward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1832
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