northbound
adverb
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L195746 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.
- Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.
“She will leave on the northbound bus.”
“There are roadworks on the northbound carriageway.”
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.
- Towards the north.
“He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.”