Northward: meaning, definitions and examples

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northward

 

[ หˆnษ”หrฮธwษ™rd ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

direction

Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

Synonyms

northerly, northwards, towards the north

Examples of usage

  • We traveled northward for several hours before reaching our destination.
  • The cold wind blew northward, making the temperature drop even further.

Translations

Translations of the word "northward" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น para o norte

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคคเฅเคคเคฐ เค•เฅ€ เค“เคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nach Norden

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ke arah utara

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะฐ ะฟั–ะฒะฝั–ั‡

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ na pรณล‚noc

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅŒ—ๆ–นใธ (ใปใฃใฝใ†ใธ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท vers le nord

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hacia el norte

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kuzeye doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ์ชฝ์œผ๋กœ (๋ถ์ชฝ์œผ๋กœ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุดู…ุงู„ุงู‹

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ na sever

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ na sever

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‘ๅŒ— (xiร ng bฤ›i)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ proti severu

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ norรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะพะปั‚าฏัั‚ั–ะบะบะต า›ะฐั€ะฐะน

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฉแƒ แƒ“แƒ˜แƒšแƒแƒ”แƒ—แƒ˜แƒกแƒ™แƒ”แƒœ (chrdiloetisk'en)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลŸimala doฤŸru

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hacia el norte

Word origin

The word 'northward' originated from the Middle English word 'northwarden', which is a combination of 'north' and the suffix '-ward' indicating direction. The use of 'northward' dates back to the 14th century and has been commonly used in English to describe movement or direction towards the north.

See also: north, northerly, northern, northerner, northernwards, northwards.

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