"northwards" in the noun sense
1. north, due north, northward, N
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
"northwards" in the adverb sense
1. north, northerly, northwards, northward
in a northern direction
"they earn more up north"
"Let's go north!"
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