northbound

[ nawrth-bound ]

/ ˈnɔrθˌbaʊnd /

going toward the north: northbound traffic.

Origin of northbound

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; north + -bound²

He had drawn his cap down to his dark goggles, and hurrying over to State Street, boarded a north-bound surface car.

The Crimson Flash |Roy J. Snell
I tried one of the north-bound at 8,000 feet; but the going was awkward.

Tarrano the Conqueror |Raymond King Cummings
It was he who had given it a practical shape by suggesting the possibility of intercepting at sea the north-bound steamer.

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard |Joseph Conrad
By leaving camp at nine-thirty you will meet the north-bound limited at Grafton, sir.

The Hallowell Partnership |Katharine Holland Brown

The north-bound trains may be no good to beat, and they may be no good to beg.

The Road |Jack London

northbound

/ (ˈnɔːθˌbaʊnd) /

going or leading towards the north