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Antonyms for northward

Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : nawrth-werd; Nautical nawr-th erd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɔrθ wərd; Nautical ˈnɔr ðərd

Definition of northward

Origin :
  • Old English norðweard; see north + -ward. Related: Northwards.
  • As in northerly : adj boreal
  • As in northern : adj northerly
  • As in north : adv toward the top pole of the earth
Example sentences :
  • Meantime a white film of fog spread down the bay from the northward.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The wind blew this day more from the northward, and was cooler.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • It was likely to turn our river too far to the northward for our purpose.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • The idea of a river flowing to the northward, was not, however, new.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • It follows the watershed from the lake to Oneida, and clears the Mohawk Valley northward.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • A little to the northward the Ramlat Pass was distinguishable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Our canoes were turned into an arm of the lake leading to the northward.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Northward he would have to pass the mill and blacksmith's shop at the cross-roads.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Before Francisco had gained the sand-bank she was hull-down to the northward.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate and The Three Cutters » by Frederick Marryat
  • Being kind to it, sir, I should say that it's not more than a mile too much to the northward.
  • Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

Synonyms for northward

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