northward

[ nawrth-werd; Nautical nawr-therd ]

adverb

1. Also northwards, northward·ly. toward the north.

adjective

1. Also northward·ly. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north.

noun

1. the northward part, direction, or point.

northward

/ ˈnɔːðəd; ˈnɔːθwəd /

adjective

1. moving, facing, or situated towards the north

noun

1. the northward part, direction, etc; the north

adverb

1. a variant of northwards

Derived Forms

• ˈnorthwardly, adjectiveadverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of northward¹

before 1100; Middle English; Old English northweard. See north, -ward

Example Sentences

Almost everyone I spoke with placed the blame on immigrants, holding the view, as Crusius did, that dark-skinned people from the global south are surging northward to overwhelm white Christians, what’s become known as the “great replacement theory.”

From Salon

The natural result, he predicted, would be higher rates of poverty — and northward migration.

From Los Angeles Times

The authors suggested that this is due to a projected northward migration of the “Great Basin high” that tends to form over Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

If the same can be expected for California, he said, the state could be looking northward of 600 cases in the next few weeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel, through an Arabic-language spokesman using the X social media platform, ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen towns and villages in southern Lebanon, telling the residents to move northward some 40 miles from the border.

From Los Angeles Times