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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

N, cardinal points, compass card, compass rose, degrees, east, eastward, half points, lubber line, north, north about, northeast, northerly, northwardly, northwards, northwest, norward, occident, orient, quarter points, rhumb, south, southeast, southward, southwest, sunrise, sunset, west, westward

Dictionary Results for northward:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

northward
    adv 1: in a northern direction; "they earn more up north";
           "Let's go north!" [syn: north, northerly,
           northwards, northward]
    adj 1: moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took
           the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" [syn:
           northbound, northward]
    n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
         [syn: north, due north, northward, N]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Northward \North"ward\, a. [AS. nor[eth]weard.]
   Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or
   west point.
   [1913 Webster] Northward

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Northward \North"ward\, Northwards \North"wards\, adv.
   Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than
   to the east or west point.
   [1913 Webster]

4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Northward
   (Heb. tsaphon), a "hidden" or "dark place," as opposed to the
   sunny south (Deut. 3:27). A Hebrew in speaking of the points of
   the compass was considered as always having his face to the
   east, and hence "the left hand" (Gen. 14:15; Job 23:9) denotes
   the north. The "kingdoms of the north" are Chaldea, Assyria,
   Media, etc.

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