- northwards
- north·wards
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northwards — UK [ˈnɔː(r)θwə(r)dz] / US [ˈnɔrθwərdz] or northward UK [ˈnɔː(r)θwə(r)d] / US [ˈnɔrθwərd] adverb towards the north We were flying northwards … English dictionary
northwards — [nôrth′wərdz; ] naut. [ nôr′th′wərdz] adv. NORTHWARD * * * See northwardly. * * * … Universalium
northwards — [nôrth′wərdz; ] naut. [ nôr′th′wərdz] adv. NORTHWARD … English World dictionary
northwards — northward, northwards The only form for the adjective is northward (in a northward direction), but northward and northwards are both used for the adverb, with a preference for northwards in BrE: • The advancing Allied armies…forced themselves… … Modern English usage
northwards — north|wards1 [ nɔrθwərd ] adjective toward or in the north: a northward course northwards north|wards 2 [ nɔrθwərdz ] or north|ward [ nɔrθwərd ] adverb toward the north: We were flying northwards … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Northwards — Northward North ward, Northwards North wards, adv. Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northwards — adv. Northwards is used with these verbs: ↑head, ↑migrate, ↑travel … Collocations dictionary
northwards — north|wards [ˈno:θwədz US ˈno:rθwərdz] adv also northward towards the north ▪ We sailed northwards. >northward adj ▪ the northward journey … Dictionary of contemporary English
northwards — northward [ˈnɔːθwəd] or northwards [ˈnɔːθwədz] 1. adv towards the north 2. adj towards or in the north … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
northwards — adverb see northward I … New Collegiate Dictionary
northwards — adverb northward; in a northerly direction Ant: southwards … Wiktionary
