upbound

[ uhp-bound ]

adjective

1. traveling or affording passage toward the north or in a direction regarded as up:

   an upbound freighter; the upbound lane of a highway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upbound¹

First recorded in 1880–85; up- + bound ⁴

Example Sentences

“It’s where the upbound and downbound shipping kind of crossed each other,” Gray said.

From Seattle Times

The lock and dam is closed, and the Coast Guard said it left a queue of 13 vessels that are upbound and 11 downbound.

From Washington Times

Two upbound vessels towing a total of 30 barges were delayed at a railroad drawbridge in Hannibal, Missouri, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

From Reuters

A third channel, west of all the islands, was designed for steamers bound down, the older channel being reserved for upbound boats.

From Project Gutenberg

I nods and makes a dive into an upbound car that's just makin' a stop at the seventeenth.

From Project Gutenberg