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northward
CIDE DICTIONARY
northward, a. [AS. nor.].
Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. [1913 Webster]
northward, adv.
Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
northward, adj., adv., & n.
--adj. & adv. (also northwards) towards the north.
--n. a northward direction or region.
--adj. & adv. (also northwards) towards the north.
--n. a northward direction or region.
THESAURUS
northward
N, cardinal points, compass card, compass rose, degrees, east, eastward, half points, lubber line, north, north about, northeast, northerly, northwardly, northwards, northwest, norward, occident, orient, quarter points, rhumb, south, southeast, southward, southwest, sunrise, sunset, west, westwardAlso see definition of "northward" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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