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nordwärts

northwards, towards the north

adverb NORT-verts Rare
Travel & Places Directions

Usage Note

Nordwärts is a directional adverb used in navigation and route descriptions. Like südwärts, ostwärts, westwärts, it indicates the general direction of travel without specifying a precise bearing.

Examples

"Wir fuhren nordwärts, bis die Landschaft immer flacher und weiter wurde."

Natural Translation

We drove northwards until the landscape grew ever flatter and more open.

Literal Translation

We drove northwards, until the landscape ever flatter and wider became.

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