The ship struck northward.
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Northward
//ˈnɔɹθwɚd//
Synonyms for "northward" (38 found)
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Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (19)
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16 translations across 13 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- на по́ўнач adv (towards the north)
Dutch
1 entries- noordwaarts adv (towards the north)
German
1 entries- nordwärts adv (towards the north)
Hungarian
2 entries- észak felé adv (towards the north)
- északra adv (towards the north)
Latvian
1 entries- uz ziemeļiem adv (towards the north)
Mongolian
2 entries- умарш adv (towards the north)
- ᠤᠮᠠᠷᠠᠰᠢ adv (towards the north)
Māori
1 entries- whakateraki adv (towards the north)
Navajo
1 entries- náhookǫsjigo adv (towards the north)
Russian
2 entries- к се́веру adv (towards the north)
- на се́вер adv (towards the north)
Swedish
1 entries- nordvart adv (towards the north)
Telugu
1 entries- ఉత్తరముగా adv (towards the north)
Tuvan
1 entries- соңгу чүкче adv (towards the north)
Ukrainian
1 entries- на пі́вніч adv (towards the north)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The ship continued northward.
Source: tatoeba (2982272)
Winter storms have increased in frequency and intensity since the 1950s, and their tracks have shifted northward over the United States.
Source: tatoeba (3651169)
Scientists have satellites along with observations from international spacecraft to conduct a wide range of research, from detecting northward expansion of forests in the Arctic to monitoring how burned areas recover from wildfires.
Source: tatoeba (6479027)
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