Definition of Northward

1. Noun. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees.

Exact synonyms: Due North, N, North
Generic synonyms: Cardinal Compass Point

2. Adjective. Moving toward the north. "The northward flow of traffic"
Exact synonyms: Northbound
Similar to: North

3. Adverb. In a northern direction. "Let's go north!"
Exact synonyms: North, Northerly, Northwards
Partainyms: Northerly

Definition of Northward

1. a. Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

2. adv. Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

Definition of Northward

1. Noun. The direction or area lying to the north of a place. ¹

2. Adjective. Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north. ¹

3. Adverb. Towards the north; in a northerly direction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Northward

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Northward

northernly
northernness
northerns
northers
northing
northings
northland
northlands
northness
northnesses
norths
northside
northupite
northward (current term)
northwardly
northwards
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
northwest territories
northwest wind
northwester
northwesterly
northwestern
northwestern united states
northwesterner
northwesterners

Literary usage of Northward

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Part IV. From Point Judith to New by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, John Ross, Herbert Cornelius Graves, Harry L. Ford (1899)
"Exercise caution in rounding the north end of Block Island, giving the northern shore a berth of at least 1 mile and going well to the northward of Block ..."

2. Annual Report by Geological Survey of Canada (1906)
"THE GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO HUDSON BAY AND northward BY THE SS 'NEPTUNE' 1903-04. GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY. By Commander AP Low, Officer in Charge of ..."

3. Travels in Alaska by John Muir (1915)
"CHAPTER IX A CANOE VOYAGE TO northward I ARRIVED at Wrangell in a canoe with a party of Cassiar miners in October while the icy regions to the northward ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... will take in that portion of it which lies to the northward of the parallel of the gulf of Hamam-et, ..."

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