: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Some or most of the rest will be drawn northward into the central Gulf Coast region this week to bring downpours to Louisiana, Alabama and parts of Georgia, AccuWeather meteorologist Grady Gilman said, as part of a cold front moving over the lower Mississippi Valley.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
Robbie Farias, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Sep. 2024
The Louisville location is the first in a multi-store northward push into Kentucky.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
The study authors believe the proliferation of power plants in Florida in the early 20th century, coupled with the ending of the Little Ice Age, allowed manatees to expand their range northward.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
Some or most of the rest will be drawn northward into the central Gulf Coast region this week to bring downpours to Louisiana, Alabama and parts of Georgia, AccuWeather meteorologist Grady Gilman said, as part of a cold front moving over the lower Mississippi Valley.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Nov. 2024
Noun
Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for development, and a tropical depression could form during the early or middle part of next week while the system moves slowly northwestward to northward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
—Robbie Farias, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Sep. 2024
The Louisville location is the first in a multi-store northward push into Kentucky.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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