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poleward

poleward adjective: towards a (north or south) pole.

Adjective

poleward (not comparable)

  1. Towards a (north or south) pole.
    • During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert...1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196

Adverb

poleward (not comparable)

  1. Towards a (north or south) pole.

Antonyms of poleward

Origin of poleward

From pole + -ward.

Questions about poleward

What does poleward mean?
Poleward means towards a (north or south) pole.
What part of speech is poleward?
Poleward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near poleward in the dictionary

  1. Polesworth
  2. Poleszuk
  3. poletimber
  4. Poletti
  5. Polettis
  6. poleward
  7. polewards
  8. polewig
  9. polewigs
  10. Polexit
  11. poley

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