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northward
north·ward N0166000 (nôrth′wərd)adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the north.n. A northern direction, point, or region.
north′ward·ly adv. & adj.north′wards adv.northward (ˈnɔːθwəd; ˈnɔːðəd) adjmoving, facing, or situated towards the northnthe northward part, direction, etc; the northadv a variant of northwards ˈnorthwardly adj, advnorth•ward (ˈnɔrθ wərd; Naut. ˈnɔr ðərd)
adv. 1. Also, north′wards. toward the north. adj. 2. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north. n. 3. the northward part, direction, or point. Also, north′ward•ly (for defs. 1,2).[before 1100; Middle English; Old English northweard]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | northward - the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degreesdue north, N, northcardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points | | Adj. | 1. | northward - moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic"northboundnorth - situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico" | | Adv. | 1. | northward - in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"north, northerly, northwards |
Translationsnorth (noːθ) noun1. the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England. 北方 北方2. (also N) one of the four main points of the compass. 北 北 adjective1. in the north. on the north bank of the river. 北部的 北部的2. from the direction of the north. a north wind. 來自北方的 来自北方的 adverb towards the north. The stream flows north. 向北方 向北方ˈnortherly (-ðə-) adjective1. (of a wind etc) coming from the north. a northerly breeze. 來自北方的 来自北方的2. looking, lying etc towards the north. in a northerly direction. 向北方的 向北方的ˈnorthern (-ðən) adjective of the north or the North. 北方的 北部的ˈnortherner (-ðə-) noun a person who lives, or was born, in a northern region or country. 北方人 北方人ˈnorthernmost (-ðən-) adjective being furthest north. the northernmost point of the coast. 最北的 最北的ˈnorthward adjective towards the north. in a northward direction. 向北方的 向北方的ˈnorthward(s) adverb towards the north. They were travelling northwards. 向北方 向北方ˈnorthbound adjective travelling northwards. the northbound railway-line. 北上的 北行的ˌnorth-ˈeast / ˌnorth-ˈwest nouns, adjective (in or from) the direction midway between north and east or north and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction. the north-east counties; a north-west wind. 東北或西北，東北的或西北的 东北或西北，东北的或西北的 adverb towards the north-east or north-west. The building faces north-west. 向東北或西北 向东北或西北ˌnorth-ˈeasterly / ˌnorth-ˈwesterly adjective1. (of a wind etc) coming from the north-east or north-west. a north-easterly wind. 來自東北或西北的 来自东北或西北的2. looking, lying etc towards the north-east or north-west. a north-westerly direction. 向東北或西北 向东北或西北ˌnorth-ˈeastern / ˌnorth-ˈwestern adjective of the north-east or north-west. 東北或西北的 东北或西北的the North Pole the northern end of the imaginary line through the earth, round which it turns. 北極 北极EncyclopediaSeeNorthnorthward
Synonyms for northwardnoun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degreesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj moving toward the northSynonymsRelated Wordsadv in a northern directionSynonyms |