northbound.
Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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 Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.
Towards the north.
He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Where this word comes from
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 Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.
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