northward

CEFRB2

/ˈnɔɹθwɚd/

adverb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Toward the north.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.

Examples

  • There is a gradual cline of decreasing size to the northward.

  • The ship continued northward.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The direction or area lying to the north of a place.

More examples

In context

  • The ship struck northward.

  • [T]he trees blew stedfastly one way, never writhing round, and scarcely tossing back their boughs once in an hour; so continuous was the strain bending their branchy heads northward— […]

Quick test

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Origin

adverb

From north + -ward.