poleward

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English

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Etymology

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From pole +‎ -ward.

Adjective

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poleward (not comparable)

  1. Towards a (north or south) pole
    • 1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196:
      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 areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round.

Adverb

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poleward (not comparable)

  1. Towards a pole of a planet

Antonyms

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