poleward

[ pohl-werd ]

adverb

1. Also polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole.

adjective

1. facing or moving toward the North or South Pole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of poleward¹

First recorded in 1870–75; pole ² + -ward

Example Sentences

There the air expands upward and flows poleward at high altitudes.

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The winter rains which migrate equatorward are separated by the Sahara from the equatorial rains which migrate poleward.

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These would be necessary for a good start in the early spring of a dog-sledge journey North Poleward.

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The old route across Kennedy Channel to the west side, and so north-poleward, was attempted.

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This was alarming, for upon them depended mainly the spring excursions North Poleward.

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