: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Over time, core populations migrated northward, with some groups moving south and east along the Florida coastline before heading north along the Atlantic.
—Beth Brady, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
What To Watch For Spain’s meteorological agency forecast more rainfall through Thursday that will likely move to the northward.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
In addition, the strip of winter storm and blizzard warnings stretching from South Texas to Jacksonville, Fla. is something rarely seen, as a low pressure area traverses the central Gulf of Mexico, directing abundant moisture northward, into the frigid air mass.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Over time, core populations migrated northward, with some groups moving south and east along the Florida coastline before heading north along the Atlantic.
—Beth Brady, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
The last leg of our journey was a four-hour flight northward from Prince George in a chartered Norseman.
—Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
What To Watch For Spain’s meteorological agency forecast more rainfall through Thursday that will likely move to the northward.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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