Definition of "poleward" []

• Towards the pole of a planet (adjective)
• Towards the pole of a planet (adverb)

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• "Also published last week were articles about Arctic permafrost, tropical cyclones, extinction rates, the climatic history of the Pacific Northwest, and the poleward expansion of coral reefs."
• "Paper Title: Rapid poleward range expansion of tropical reef corals in response to rising sea surface temperatures"
• "This study is the first to show that reefs are already moving poleward because of warming temperatures."