Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Northward /nôr'-thwẽrd/ · North·ward · IPA /ˈnɔɹθwɚd/ a. adv. 01 a. Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. 1. Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point. 02 adv. Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point. 1. Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.