What Does Equatorwards Mean?

: toward or near the equator currents flowing equatorward equatorward winds.

Is Equatorward a word?

or e·qua·tor·wards. toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward. facing or tending toward the equator.

What does the word poleward mean?

: toward or in the direction of a pole of the earth as the sun moves poleward poleward variation in temperature.