Definitions for northwards
north·wards

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. north, northerly, northwards, northwardadverb

   in a northern direction

   "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. northwardsadverb

   northward; in a northerly direction

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northward, Northwardsadverb

   Towards the north.

   Etymology: north and weard , Saxon.

   Mislike me not for my complexion,
   The shadow’d livery of the burnish’d sun.
   Bring me the fairest creature northward born,
   Where Phœbus’ fire scarce thaws the icicles,
   And prove whose blood is reddest. William Shakespeare.

   Going northward aloof, as long as they had any doubt of being pursued, at last they crossed the ocean to Spain. Francis Bacon.

   Northward beyond the mountains we will go,
   Where rocks lie cover’d with eternal snow. Dryden.

   A close prisoner in a room, twenty foot square, being at the north side of his chamber, is at liberty to walk twenty foot southward, not walk twenty foot northward. John Locke.

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1. northwards

   Northwards refers to the direction pointing towards the North. It may also refer to moving or situated in or towards the north.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Northwardsadverb

   toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point

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How to pronounce northwards?

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How to say northwards in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of northwards in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of northwards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=northwards
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Northwards
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=northwards
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwards
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=northwards