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Definition of Northwards
1. Adverb. In a northern direction. "Let's go north!"
Definition of Northwards
1. Adverb. northward; in a northerly direction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Northwards
1. northward [n] - See also: northward
Lexicographical Neighbors of Northwards
Literary usage of Northwards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1907)
"Charles, finding his generals at strife, and unable to assert his own authority,
resolved to march northwards with Rupert, while Goring returned westwards ..."
2. The History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Restoration by Francis Charles Montague (1907)
"Charles, finding his generals at strife, and unable to assert his own authority,
resolved to march northwards with Rupert, while Goring returned westwards ..."
3. America by River and Rail: Or, Notes by the Way on the New World and Its People by William Ferguson (1856)
"northwards. WASHINGTON, DC, Wednesday, April 4.—Our party has broken up for a time.
Leaving one at Charleston to go on to New Orleans, the other returned ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"... America,' stating that the introduction of the horse had enabled the Indians
of the southwest to follow bison northwards into the plains, ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"... crossed MMT Stirling bridge, and marching northwards anticipated him by arriving
on the heights above Dunblane just as the insurgent army was nearing ..."
6. The Sacred City of the Ethiopians: Being a Record of Travel and Research in by James Theodore Bent, David Heinrich Müller, John George Garson (1896)
"... northwards STILL the news from across the frontier continued to be disquieting ;
so we elected to take a week for a journey to the north of Asmara, ..."
7. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"... believing it to be an ifland, and hoping to find a way out northwards towards
... northwards ..."
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