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northward |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Northward \North"ward\, a. [AS. nor[eth]weard.] Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: northward adj : moving toward the north; "the northbound lane"; "we took the north train"; "the northward flow of traffic" [syn: {northbound}] adv : in a northern direction; "they earn more up North"; "Let's go north!" [syn: {north}, {North}, {to the north}, {in the north}, {northerly}, {northwards}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: 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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