northwardadverb
uk/ˈnɔːθ.wəd/us/ˈnɔːrθ.wɚd/also northwardstowards the north:
The dust from the volcano spread northward.
The plane turned northwards.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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northwardadjective
uk/ˈnɔːθ.wəd/us/ˈnɔːrθ.wɚd/towards the north:
She drove off in a northward direction.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestern
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- true north
- western
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