northbound

adjective

north·​bound ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce northbound (audio)
: traveling or headed north

Examples of northbound in a Sentence

The northbound lanes are closed.
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Officers were dispatched just after 1:30 p.m. to the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 after the trucker called about finding the body. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025 After the collision, the southbound lanes and one of the northbound lanes of U.S. 95 were blocked for more than two hours. Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2025 Authorities were notified at 2 a.m. Sunday about the crash in the northbound lanes of the 1200 block of Interstate 35 North just north of Texas 79, police said in a social media post. Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025 Police said the woman was walking in a marked crosswalk when she was struck by a Toyota Tacoma that was making a westbound turn onto East 27th Street from the northbound lanes of Fruitvale Avenue. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for northbound

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of northbound was in 1823

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“Northbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northbound. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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northbound

adjective
north·​bound ˈnȯrth-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce northbound (audio)
: headed north

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