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northbound Synonyms & Antonyms

/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/

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Northbound as an Adjective

1

Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.

She will leave on the northbound bus.

2

Heading or moving in a northerly direction.

She will leave on the northbound bus.

Northbound as an Adverb

1

Towards the north.

He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Northbound as a Noun

1

A northbound train.

Northbound in a Sentence

She will leave on the northbound bus.

There are roadworks on the northbound carriageway.

He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Word Forms & Grammar

northbound (not comparable)

northbound (plural northbounds)

Words That Rhyme With Northbound

henceforth boundnorth bound

Origin of Northbound

From north + -bound.

Northbound in Brief

Part of speechadjective, adverb, noun
Pronunciation/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/
MeaningHeading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards
Pluralnorthbounds