northbound
Toward the pole
Northbound means traveling or heading toward the north: the northbound lanes of the highway, We caught the northbound train.
The word typically describes vehicles, routes, or traffic moving in that direction.
Like southbound, eastbound, and westbound, it combines a cardinal direction with the idea of being bound for a destination.
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
commute · transit · traffic · lane · onramp · roadtrip · journey · route
Device showing cardinal directions
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- routePath from A to B
- navigationDetermining position and course
trajectory · pathway · highway · interstate · signpost · landmark · destination · map
Plural of goose
- whalesMassive marine mammals
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
flyway · seasonal · breeding · nesting · flocking · instinct · avian · herd
highway
Major road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- freewayHighway without tolls
- expresswayLimited-access highway
turnpike · commute · transit · traffic · lane · onramp · roadtrip · journey · route · destination
compass
Device showing cardinal directions
navigation · trajectory · pathway · highway · interstate · signpost · landmark · destination · map · latitude
geese
Plural of goose
salmon · flyway · seasonal · breeding · nesting · flocking · instinct · avian · herd · spawning
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
frost · snow · chill · freezing · glacial · thermals · wool · flannel · insulation · subarctic
ascent
Upward movement
ascending · skyward · mount · uplift · soar · heighten · vertical · incline
- directionssouth, east, west, left, right
- boundtied, restrained, confined, restricted, constrained
- transit routessubway lines, bus route, bus routes, tram route, metro lines
- transit schedulestimetable, timetables, train schedules, bus schedule, departures
- flight routesflight path, air corridor, airway, direct route, nonstop flight
- CB cultureCB, CB radio, breaker, ten-four, good buddy
northboundsouthbound
Heading toward the pole below
south · heading south · southward · going south · southerly
northboundstationary
Not in motion
parked · stopped · motionless · at rest · idle
bound, north, boundary, northern, northerly, northward, northeastern, northwestern, northing