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[ adverb ] in a northern direction

Examples

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

Used in print

(James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)

In 1607 and 1608 , the English Muscovy_Company had sent him northward to look_for a route over the North_Pole or across the top of Russia .

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[ adjective ] moving toward the north

Synonyms

northbound

Examples

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

Related terms

north

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