I. ˈnȯrthwərd, ˈnȯ(ə)thwəd adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English northweard, from north (I) + -weard -ward
: toward the north
sailing northward
a journey northward
the northward flight of birds
II. noun
( -s )
: northward direction or part
sailing to the northward