: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The local peaks in tornado occurrence tend to move northward as spring rolls into the summer: the Gulf Coast peaks earlier in the spring, the Southern Plains in May and June, and the Northern Plains and upper Midwest in June and July.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Dylan Lovan, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Other countries, stretching from Guatemala to Colombia, will also face tariffs or other sanctions unless they are seen to be halting the northward flow of migrants through the Darien Gap and other key transit points and taking back citizens swept up in Trump’s promised mass deportations.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
However, vegetation changed dramatically as the Australian tectonic plate drifted northward and the climate became more arid.
—Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
The local peaks in tornado occurrence tend to move northward as spring rolls into the summer: the Gulf Coast peaks earlier in the spring, the Southern Plains in May and June, and the Northern Plains and upper Midwest in June and July.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Noun
Thunderstorms in central Illinois pushed strong winds over dry, dusty farmland and northward into the Chicago area, the agency said.
—Dylan Lovan, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Other countries, stretching from Guatemala to Colombia, will also face tariffs or other sanctions unless they are seen to be halting the northward flow of migrants through the Darien Gap and other key transit points and taking back citizens swept up in Trump’s promised mass deportations.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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