poleward

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Definition of poleward

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)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 areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)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 areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round.”

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Towards a (north or south) pole.

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Etymology

From pole + -ward.

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