northward

From north +‎ -ward.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔɹθwɚd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔːθwəd/

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• Hyphenation: north‧ward

northward (uncountable)

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

northward (comparative more northward, superlative most northward)

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

• northward equinox
• northwardly
• northwards

northward (comparative more northward, superlative most northward)

1. Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

• “northward”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.