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north·bound
/
ˈnɔrθˌbaʊnd
/
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[
nawrth
-bound
]
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adjective
going toward the
north
:
northbound traffic.
Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism;
north
+
-bound
2
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northbound
(ˈnɔːθˌbaʊnd)
—
adj
going or leading towards the north
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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