present participle of north

(cartography) The distance north of a standard reference latitude. / (nautical) A distance traveled northward.

plural of northing

Of or pertaining to the north; northern. / Toward the north; northward. / (meteorology) Of wind, from the north. / Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

(obsolete, intransitive) To turn or move toward the north.

One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N.

Toward the north; northward; northerly.

(US) The northern states of the United States. / (US) The Union during the American Civil War. / (UK) The North of England, a cultural region. / (Ireland) Northern Ireland. / North Korea.

plural of north

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of north