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Sentence Examples She borrowed some money to buy a horse-drawn caravan and commenced a two-year journey northwards. The train these days is a bit of a tourist trap and passes through several outback settlements on it's journey northwards. In North America, the Arctic tundra is expected to retreat northwards and be replaced by forest. She wasn't sure which way she was to go, so she kept taking turnings down lanes which she thought would lead northwards. As you drift northwards and deeper, the spurs and gullies give way to a moonscape of boulders. About a week later, the hatchlings usually follow their mothers northwards. On the other hand, species like the dotterel and snow bunting look set to head northwards, leaving British shores for colder climes. However, traffic that does use the zone will move southwards, rather than northwards as at present, and there will be a 20 mph speed limit. But there were no cod left to spawn, and the Irminger Current no longer flowed northwards bringing new recruits. Kara stretched and started walking northwards, cursing the man who caused her to go on this wretched journey in the first place. You two go east, you three go south with the river, Max and I will continue northwards. With the seeming of calm, she finished planting the cutting, then brushed the soil from her hands, got up, and started to jog northwards. The tower has moved northwards by about 20 inches, not visible to the naked eye. As one moves northwards into the mountains, temperatures decrease and rainfall increases. In fact, what we see here is exactly how this enormous area was left after the last glaciers retreated northwards more than 10,000 years ago. Heartburn is all about excess production of acid, which has left the confines of your stomach and ventured northwards up your oesophagus. The Auk Formation is widespread in the UK Central North Sea and extends northwards into the southern Viking Graben. Namdeb conducts opencast diamond mining operations over nearly 130 kilometres of the coastal strip northwards of the Orange River. Out in the forest a steady rustling wind crept through the trees, stalking northwards like a stealthy cat. Today it is a blazing day in the capital, Maputo, and I have stayed on alone here for a few days, while the team continues the cycle northwards. Show More Sentences Avalonia drifted rapidly northwards, opening the Rheic ocean until it collided with Laurentia in the Silurian during the Caledonian orogeny. More of these Gulfstream waters are recirculating southward in the subtropical gyre and less are extending northwards into high latitudes. After taking in the views, the walk continues in the same direction northwards from the summit towards a wall on top of the plateau. As her eyes adjusted, she could see that they were still headed northwards, crawling up the coastline. Some local businessman and councillors wish to expand Kendal to the north, extending the Sandylands area and Shap Industrial Estate northwards. Some species have continued to spread northwards in response to the warmer climate. In Scandinavia, birch trees are moving northwards into previously icy areas used for reindeer herding. Tynan's site expands from this 1930s concrete shell northwards onto Essex Street East, the busiest in Temple Bar. They cite the case of Hurricane Floyd in 1999 that was due to hit the island, and then veered northwards at the last moment. In the south, tropical rainforests have penetrated northwards from South America. A succession of forts and a military depot stood on what was the main road northwards. In contrast, in the section south of the turbidites the lavas dip steeply northwards, and basalts are overlain by andesites. Almost as soon as work began above ground, work also began on driving a tunnel northwards towards the sandstone face of Worsley Delph. Even so, the Americans set off at a cracking pace northwards towards Baghdad. The simple solution is to reverse the one way direction in East Street to northwards. Extension of these subsidence patterns beyond 305 Ma depends on how far northwards the orogenic load advanced. Pterinochilus, the golden-brown baboon spider occurs from north-eastern South Africa northwards to Ethiopia. And the city duly burned for four days, the flames jumping 20 blocks northwards every hour on the first night. The rain-bringing mesoscale convective system is strong, and the torrential rains move slowly northwards along the Western side of the mountains. Nonetheless, we had to move northwards to our depot of food and fuel. Show More Sentences It is here that the roaring tide of the Philippine Sea, moving northwards, meets the mighty current of the Pacific Ocean, sweeping down in the opposite direction. However, the open season for brown trout doesn't start until March 22 on rivers from the Tees northwards and March 25 for rivers south of the Tees. In warmer periods the reindeer and mammoths would withdraw northwards, but they would give place to deer and wild pigs, which prefer a wooded environment. Mighty hunter Baluk proposes that the solution is to travel northwards in order to intercept the annual caribou migration and hunt the herd for the band's needs. Set on the northern edge of the Hampshire downs, Beacon Hill commands fine views northwards with defences utilizing the local topography to good effect. There, clear, was Arthur's seat, the Georgian grid of the new town, the apron of streets spreading downhill, northwards, to Leith and to the firth. Because the coastline of the area is indented, as wheat-growing expanded northwards the farms were still close to the sea and hence transport costs were low. It is believed that the microscopic plankton on which tiny sandeel larvae feed are moving northwards as the sea water warms, leaving the baby fish with nothing to feed on. These airstreams then turn northwards to the north of the Equator and meet the southern hemisphere south-easterlies in a trough zone south of the Equator. This paper is an annotated list of deep-sea fish species found in the northern Mid-Atlantic Bight and northwards to the Scotian continental slope. Linking the high tops of Sgor Gaoith and Sguran Dubh Mor, the ridge continues northwards before swelling into a broad whaleback above Rothiemurchus. With dying lawns in the south and new plants extending their ranges northwards it sounds as though our gardens will be looking rather different in years to come. One type of toy, Appalachian primitive dolls, has been a standard plaything for many children in the mountain communities of Alabama and northwards. The northwards path along a rocky coastline takes you to Dunstanburgh Castle, a romantic ruin where kittiwakes, cormorants and fulmars nest on whinstone cliffs. Only from October to March is it possible, thanks to gentler southerlies, to sail northwards and then only as far as Jiddah, on the Arabian coast. The northwards path along a rocky coastline takes you to the castle, a romantic ruin where kittiwakes, cormorants and fulmars nest on whinstone cliffs. The Appalachians extend northwards into New Hampshire as the White Mountains, and then into Maine and Canada. The A592 also continues northwards from Windermere to Ullswater and Penrith by way of the Kirkstone Pass. Edward was deeply saddened by this news, but rather than hurrying home at once, he made a leisurely journey northwards. After sending his wife and eldest daughter to safety abroad in February, he travelled northwards, hoping to seize the military arsenal at Hull. Show More Sentences He put himself into the hands of the Scottish Presbyterian army besieging Newark, and was taken northwards to Newcastle upon Tyne. The most southerly Yorkshire tributary is the River Don, which flows northwards to join the main river at Goole. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose crest there are extensive views northwards across the Weald. Having already been extended west, east and northwards, it was then decided the Exchange needed an entire new establishment. The airport lies a few miles away from the M1 motorway, which runs southwards to London, northwards to Leeds and connects to the M25 motorway. As the Roman Empire expanded northwards, Rome began to take interest in Britain. Hurricanes that sometimes batter the region usually strike northwards of Grenada and to the west of Barbados. However, over time the area regarded as part of Covent Garden has expanded northwards past Long Acre to High Holborn. Pennethorne's gallery was demolished for the next phase of building, a scheme by Sir John Taylor extending northwards of the main entrance. Cumberland decided to wait out the winter, and moved his troops northwards to Aberdeen. Samakh and Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee, were captured on the way northwards to Damascus. They then advanced northwards, outflanking successive British defensive positions. Major roads and railways follow the east coast route and various valley routes radiating northwards from the Carlisle area. It also suggests linking HS1a to HS3 to continue west to Manchester and Liverpool and northwards to Scotland from Leeds. Pictland ran from the River Forth northwards, including Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles. At Brussels, Voltaire and Rousseau met up for a few days, before Voltaire and his mistress continued northwards. Both the Gare Loch and Loch Long are sea lochs extending northwards from the Firth of Clyde. With the 13th hole, the player turns northwards for a long, very stern finish, running parallel to the opening stretch. These aerials were directional to enhance the signal northwards and reduce unwanted coverage to the south. Construction of a Flandern III Stellung east of Menin northwards to Moorslede was also begun. Show More Sentences Here the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path, which continues northwards. The range of the polecat within the former Soviet Union has expanded northwards. A Class 158 DMU running northwards from Shrewsbury in the direction of Crewe. The A40 crosses Pembrokeshire from the border with Carmarthenshire westwards to Haverfordwest, then northwards to Fishguard. It is also found on the European seaboard of the Atlantic Ocean from the United Kingdom northwards. Afterwards, the Thames and Scheldt flowed through the gap into the English Channel, but the Meuse and Rhine still flowed northwards. The dialects clearly show a gradual increase of Hollandic elements as one goes northwards. On 12 September, Joffre ordered an outflanking move to the west and an attack northwards by the Third Army, to cut off the German retreat. Diversions at Ruweisat Ridge in the centre and also the south of the line would keep the rest of the Axis forces from moving northwards. The drifting wreck, carrying brown rats, drifted northwards until it reached the village of Hvalba. Newly hatched larvae drift northwards with the coastal current while feeding on larval copepods. On a seasonal basis, it migrates southwards in spring and northwards in autumn. Between 572 and 574, Leovigild invaded the valley of the Douro, pushing the Suebi west and northwards. To their east stretching northwards to the central Elbe are the Suebi Angili. Ibn Battuta left again for Baghdad, probably in July, but first took an excursion northwards along the river Tigris. The highlands extend northwards into Verapaz, and gradually descend to the east. Continuing to explore the coast further northwards, Verrazzano and his crew came into contact with Native Americans living on the coast. The expedition left on July 8 sailing northwards along the coast and reaching the Gulf of California six weeks later. They sailed northwards, and on 9 June discovered Bear Island in the Barents Sea. This may mean that the shift began in Italy, or that it spread southwards as well as northwards. Show More Sentences These formations are a feature of south and east tropical Africa from northern South Africa northwards to Sudan. In reply, an English army moved northwards from Yorkshire to confront the Scots. It also has minor tracks running northwards and southwards via tidal fords, which are unsuitable for normal motor vehicles. The ridge continues northwards over Broad End to Bakestall, a fell overlooking the Whitewater Dash waterfall. They traveled steadily northwards along the coastal areas, warmed by the Gulf Stream, where life was more bearable. The River Beal, flowing northwards, forms the boundary between Oldham on one side and Royton and Shaw and Crompton on the other. Further northwards, the climate becomes colder and coniferous forests appear replacing the largely deciduous forests of the south. Mr. Wagstaff strolled with me along the wooded arm of land shouldering northwards from Bethlehem Bay. These results extend the known mineralization northwards, and indicate that the hypogene zone is approximately 250 metres wide on this section. In the Hatfield Level drainage project which started in 1626, the Dutch civil engineer Cornelius Vermuyden diverted the Don northwards along Turnbridgedike. It lies partly in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and partly in Northumberland National Park and stretches from Teesdale northwards towards Berwick. After confused manoeuvres between Reigate and Dorking as Parliamentary troops closed in, his force of 500 men fled northwards and was overtaken and routed at Kingston. The Ndebele fought their way northwards into the Transvaal, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake and beginning an era of widespread devastation known as the Mfecane. Prior to the completion in 2007 of a tunnel that runs northwards under the city centre to emerge at the old Antwerp Dam station, Central was a terminus. Another inactive line runs from Lima northwards to the city of Huacho. Severus, after a short stay in Rome, moved northwards to meet him. On their way further northwards, however, the Oorlam encountered clans of the Herero at Windhoek, Gobabis, and Okahandja, who resisted their encroachment. In the 730s the Arab conquerors of Spain, who had also subjugated Septimania, began advancing northwards into central Francia and the Loire valley. It then flows northwards, close to the Dutch border, into East Frisia. Many of the unofficial languages of the San and Khoikhoi people contain regional dialects stretching northwards into Namibia and Botswana, and elsewhere. Show More Sentences It has been held annually since that year, progressively extending itself northwards beyond Seaclose Park along the fields of the eastern Medina valley. After spawning, both sexes migrate northwards in search of food. A culture of smuggling was present in the city until 1659, when French gains in Flanders from the Treaty of the Pyrenees moved the border northwards. The hydrological distribution of the Meuse changed during the later Middle Ages, when a major flood forced it to shift its main course northwards towards the river Merwede. The general aspect south and east of Ypres, is one of low ridges and dips, gradually flattening northwards beyond Passchendaele, into a featureless plain. Once the main River Dee approaches the Cheshire border and the Carboniferous Coal Measures, it turns sharply northwards before meandering up to Chester. Iron working was introduced to Europe in the late 11th century BC, probably from the Caucasus, and slowly spread northwards and westwards over the succeeding 500 years. In the 1980s and 1990s, the economic centre of the country continued to shift northwards and is now concentrated in the populous Flemish Diamond area. The town is enclosed by the White Cart River to the west and the Rotten Calder to the east, the latter flowing northwards to join the River Clyde near Cambuslang. The decommissioned Leicester Central railway station is located on the late Victorian Great Central Railway line that ran from London Marylebone northwards. Convinced that Melas was about to retreat, Napoleon sent strong detachments to block Melas's routes northwards to the Po, and southwards to Genoa. The Braid Hills and Blackford Hill are a series of small summits to the city's south west that command expansive views looking northwards over the urban area to the Forth. Another route ran northwards from Didcot to Oxford from where two different routes continued to Wolverhampton, one through Birmingham and the other through Worcester. In Surrey these dip northwards, generally at an angle of 2 degrees or less but increasing to as much as 55 degrees in the Hogs Back area, west of Guildford. During the first half of 1349 the Black Death spread northwards. The chieftains' power increased during the Migration Period between 400 and 550 as other Germanic tribes migrated northwards and local farmers wanted protection. Examples from Classical Literature Undisturbed by his numerous difficulties, he marched northwards to the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. There is little doubt that the Apollo-cult spread from Cumae northwards, and was by this time well established in Italy. The realm of his influence as a kind of Prometheus, or even as a demiurge, extends very far northwards. East Flanders lies east and north-east of the western province, and extends northwards to the neighbourhood of Antwerp. From the midlands of England northwards to the Shetlands, the twite has its only summer residence with us. But Midianite tribes had also pushed northwards and mingled with the descendants of Ishmael. To the far northwards, could be43 dimly observed the outlines of the Mogollon range of mountains. It was veering northwards every minute, and rising to the force of a hurricane. They struggle on northwards, however, and have travelled a degree of latitude. So far, we have followed the retreat of the Prussians northwards from their defeat at Ligny. The knowledge that the west coast of Novaya Zemlya extended northwards into the unknown may have given rise to such an idea. It bore more northwards, coasted the Islands of Murray, and came back to the south-west towards Cumberland Passage. Greaves has been seen on the coast with a wind fair for the northwards. Once, high in the air, looking for open water and ahead of the season, a wedged squadron of wild geese honked northwards. Its direction was northwards, and followed the long windings of the coast of South America. They got off shortly afterwards and stood out to the northwards. It diminishes to the northwards, but even at Chittagong it is over 104 in. They lived on coasts and islands of the Atlantic from Mass., northwards. Most of the coast lands from the Naze northwards were given to Earl Eric. Ray's bream are more common in southern European waters, but do migrate northwards following the warmer water. Show More Sentences She twisted and turned now southwards, now west, now northwards. In the Sudan, Alfalfa grown under irrigation, along the River Nile from Khartoum state northwards, it is sensitive to humidity and Sinnar State is its southern limit. Ospreys, or fish hawks as they are otherwise known, can achieve a wing-span of six feet and migrate northwards each year from tropical Africa and southern Asia. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of northwards? Words that rhyme with northwards What is the adverb for northwards? What is the adjective for northwards? What is the noun for northwards? Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words northward Northumbrian Northumbria Northumberland North Star northstar northwest Northwest northwester northwesterly north-westerly northwestern 10-letter Words Starting With n no nor nort north northw northwa northwar northward