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northbound

[nawrth-bound] / ˈnɔrθˌbaʊnd /


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National Highways said the southbound carriageway of the A46 - between the A606 at Hickling and the B676 near Six Hills - had been shut, with a lane also closed on the northbound side.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Farther to the northwest, both northbound lanes at a truck bypass in Sylmar were flooded.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Traffic Scotland said the M74 was shut between junctions 12 and 13 near Abington in South Lanarkshire overnight but the northbound carriageway had now reopened.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Several lanes on the northbound I-5 were reopened at around 9:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

It is in fact the first glacial feature northbound hikers come across.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson