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ˈnɔrθˌbaʊndnorth·bound

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. northbound, northwardadjective

    moving toward the north

    "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic"

GCIDE

  1. northboundadjective

    intended to be used by vehicles moving toward the north; -- of roads and parts of roads; as, The northbound lane was blocked by an overturned tractor-trailer.

Wiktionary

  1. northboundadverb

    Towards the north.

    He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.

  2. northboundadjective

    Heading or moving in a northerly direction.

    She will leave on the northbound bus.

  3. Etymology: north + bound

Wikipedia

  1. Northbound

    Northbound is the first greatest hits collection by Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel, released in Germany in 1983. It included tracks from their first three studio albums, Cold Chisel, Breakfast at Sweethearts and East. The included mix of "Dresden" features a slightly different vocal to the familiar Breakfast at Sweethearts mix.

ChatGPT

  1. northbound

    Northbound refers to moving or directing towards the north or situated on the north side, usually in the context of travel or transportation.

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    Song lyrics by northbound -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by northbound on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of northbound in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of northbound in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of northbound in a Sentence

  1. Kim Montes:

    That's very unusual to have something like that. We typically only have one side affected, miraculously, when you look at some of these cars in the northbound lanes, there are people that survived that( you) don't know how that happened.

  2. Public Safety commissioner:

    That’s why we built 285, y’ all, it’s the bypass. This morning, Atlanta’s MARTA transit system increased rail services to accommodate the expected increase in travelers. By mid-day MARTA CEO Keith Parker was reporting a 25 percent surge in ridership. With highway capacity already at a premium, the I-85 closure comes at a time of peak demand. This weekend, spring break gets underway for many area school students. And Friday evening, the Atlanta Braves will inaugurate their new stadium with a preseason game. During construction of the new stadium, critics questioned the impact the facility would have on traffic at its location near the junction of I-285 and I-75 in suburban Cobb County. Now that I-75 is the only northbound interstate out of downtown Atlanta, traffic plans will be put to the test. Despite the inconvenience, some residents and officials are putting Thursday’s disaster in perspective.

  3. Josh Greengard:

    Newhall Units were able to locate the vehicle on the northbound I-5 around Magic Mountain Parkway, we attempted to pull the vehicle over and a pursuit was initiated.

  4. Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders:

    Based on witness accounts, we have a vehicle that started north on Yonge Street from Finch( Avenue) and drove southbound at some point in times on sidewalks, at some point in times driving southbound in northbound lanes.

  5. Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders:

    Based on witness accounts, we have a vehicle that started north on Yonge Street from Finch and drove southbound at some point in times on sidewalks, at some point in times driving southbound in northbound lanes.

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