Northwards

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    northward; in a northerly direction not-comparable

    "In 1903, I had adventured, for the first time, northwards, and it really was the North, as my objective was the Great North of Scotland Railway."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a northern direction wordnet

Synonyms

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northnortherlynorthward

Example

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"They continued northwards until they reached the Arctic Circle."

Etymology

From north + -wards.

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