: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile warm, humid air streams northward from the Gulf of Mexico, moving at a lower elevation.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Cloud cover looks concentrated from Orlando/Titusville northward.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
On Sunday, the rain is expected to spread northward as the primary storm system tracks northeast through eastern Kansas and western Missouri, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile warm, humid air streams northward from the Gulf of Mexico, moving at a lower elevation.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
From Kansas northward, temperatures will be below zero at points, Orrison said.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Cloud cover looks concentrated from Orlando/Titusville northward.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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