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Definition of northward : 1. Alt. of Northwards
2. Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

Synonyms:

compass north, northwards, newton, north, nitrogen, normality, to the north, northbound, in the north, northerly, atomic number 7, due north, magnetic north

Usage examples:

• To the northward and eastward, the ground was still higher than that we were upon; but in a south- west direction we saw about four miles. - "A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson", Watkin Tench.
• The northward movement of the buffalo began with the spring. - "The Story of the Trapper", A. C. Laut.
• Roosevelt, after two days at Lang's, returned to the Maltese Cross and then rode northward to look after the men from Maine. - "Roosevelt in the Bad Lands", Hermann Hagedorn.