polarward adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •In the direction of the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.On the polarward side of the trough, the disturbance appears as the wave in the Easterlies described by Riehl [9]. — 1962 adverb1 •Toward the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.There is, therefere, a constant tendency with the air that these upper currents carry polarward to be crowded out, so to speak — to slough off and turn back. — 1891 formsmore polarward · most polarward