"northbound" meaning in English

See northbound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From north + -bound. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|bound}} north + -bound Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} northbound (not comparable)
  1. Heading or moving in a northerly direction. Tags: not-comparable Translations (heading or moving in a northerly direction): nach Norden (German), Richtung Norden (German), norrgående (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-northbound-en-adj-yVWh81k8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -bound, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -bound: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 96 4

Adverb

Etymology: From north + -bound. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|north|bound}} north + -bound Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} northbound (not comparable)
  1. Towards the north. Tags: not-comparable Translations (toward the north): nach Norden (German), Richtung Norden (German), на се́вер (na séver) (Russian), norrut (Swedish), norrgående (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-northbound-en-adv-uoJCvZ7h

Alternative forms

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