northbound
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of northbound
Example Sentences
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Just after 1 a.m., the entire northbound 405 freeway was shut down as firefighters, paramedics and CHP officers responded to the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He eventually rode the wrong way onto the northbound State Route 126 off-ramp, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Fire crews with the Angeles National Forest responded to the incident, dubbed the Martin fire, around 4:15 p.m. on the northbound I-5 near Templin Highway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The capybaras’ stretch of the Pinheiros River is a former no-man’s land; geographically, it’s in the center of the city, and yet isolated, sandwiched between an expressway’s northbound and southbound lanes.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Holmes and the Williams sisters waited hours for their turn to board one of the northbound trains, but the wait did nothing to dampen their spirits.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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