: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
These legendary sites deserve their place on any itinerary, but for those seeking a less crowded experience, consider casting your gaze northward to step off the well-trodden path.
—Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These also told of subject Kushite chiefs who supplied the wood from acacia trees used to build vessels to ship blocks of Aswan stone northwards for the pharaoh’s pyramid.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Eastern Cuba could see 10 to 15 inches of rain as the storm moves northward.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
These legendary sites deserve their place on any itinerary, but for those seeking a less crowded experience, consider casting your gaze northward to step off the well-trodden path.
—Jen Richt, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Fog is receding along the Monterey Peninsula and should start to clear along the coast from Santa Cruz County northwards through the remainder of the morning.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These also told of subject Kushite chiefs who supplied the wood from acacia trees used to build vessels to ship blocks of Aswan stone northwards for the pharaoh’s pyramid.
—Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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