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poleward — adverb or adjective Date: 1835 toward or in the direction of a pole of the earth < as the sun moves poleward > < poleward variation in temperature > … New Collegiate Dictionary
poleward — /pohl weuhrd/, adv. 1. Also, polewards. toward a pole of the earth; toward the North or South Pole. adj. 2. facing or moving toward the North or South Pole. [1870 75; POLE2 + WARD] * * * … Universalium
poleward — 1. adjective Towards the pole of a planet 2. adverb Towards the pole of a planet … Wiktionary
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Köppen climate classification — The title of this article contains the character ö. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Koppen climate classification. Updated Köppen–Geiger climate map[1] … Wikipedia
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