Poleward
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Poleward is an adjective meaning Towards a (north or south) pole.
Meaning
Towards a (north or south) pole.
Example Sentences
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.
Antonyms for poleward
Common opposites include antipoleward, equatorward.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equator, antipoleward, equatorward, peripolar, transpolar, interpolar.
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