: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In theory, gas from the Southwest (now in surplus) could be shipped northward, since about 1 Tcf/yr already goes to Arkansas and Kansas from Texas and Oklahoma, but adding 1 Tcf/yr to that amount and extending the pipelines northward would require take at least several years to accomplish.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Frozen precipitation is possible across the Southeast with the potential for heavy snow extending northward to include much of Appalachia.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 1 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
After remaining immobile for over three decades, the iceberg finally broke free in 2020 and began drifting northward.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2025
In theory, gas from the Southwest (now in surplus) could be shipped northward, since about 1 Tcf/yr already goes to Arkansas and Kansas from Texas and Oklahoma, but adding 1 Tcf/yr to that amount and extending the pipelines northward would require take at least several years to accomplish.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Venus is to the right (northward) and sets at 10:26 p.m.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Frozen precipitation is possible across the Southeast with the potential for heavy snow extending northward to include much of Appalachia.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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