Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

northbound

/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: north-bound
IPA: /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.

adv

Towards the north.

Example Sentences

"She will leave on the northbound bus."
"There are roadworks on the northbound carriageway."
"Located on the northbound platform, the detached, timber-clad waiting room (a period Furness Railway structure) has been adapted into a pet-friendly, self-catering, two-bedroom holiday home complete with sun lounge and garden for those sunny Cumbrian days."
"He was travelling northbound on the Golden Gate Bridge."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/

Synonyms

northward

Questions

How do you pronounce northbound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/.
What does northbound mean?: Heading or moving in a northerly direction; or of infrastructure, intended for travelling northwards.
Where does northbound come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English northbound From north + -bound.

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