northward

[nawrth-werd, nawr-therd]

adverb

1. Also northwards, northwardly. toward the north.

adjective

1. Also northwardly. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north.

noun

1. the northward part, direction, or point.

northward

/ ˈnɔːðəd, ˈnɔːθwəd /

adjective

1. moving, facing, or situated towards the north

noun

1. the northward part, direction, etc; the north

adverb

1. a variant of northwards

Other Word Forms

• northwardly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of northward¹

before 1100; Middle English; Old English northweard. See north, -ward

Example Sentences

“As the New World Screwworm flies northward, they may start to see people at the borders — through the cattle industry — get them, too.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nigerian Air Force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said surveillance revealed militants "fleeing northwards from the town towards nearby bushes," on Friday night.

From BBC

Next week, Hurricane Erin is forecast to move gradually northward, past the east of the Bahamas and up towards the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

From BBC

He pulled a couple of windsurfing boards from the back of a pickup and began explaining the finer points of a northward versus a westward wind.

From Salon

This that will start to draw even warmer air northwards for the start of the new week.

From BBC