They continued northwards until they reached the Arctic Circle.
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Northwards
Synonyms for "northwards" (7 found)
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Adverb(2 words)
Related words (3)
Adverb(3 words)
northerly shiftnorthward shiftnorthward trend
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4 entriesdirectional adverbdirectional descriptordirectional termspatial descriptor
More specific
2 entriesnorth facingnorthward wind
Collocations
9 entriesgo northwardshead northwardsmove northwardsnorthwards directionnorthwards driftnorthwards expansionnorthwards migrationnorthwards movementnorthwards trajectory
Inflections
2 entriesmore northwardsmost northwards
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
If Algeria does nothing, the Sahara desert will continue to expand northwards.
Source: tatoeba (10078170)
Algeria needs to stop the Sahara desert from expanding northwards.
Source: tatoeba (10078185)
We head northwards.
Source: tatoeba (11225332)
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