Definition of "north"
- noun
One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
The up or positive direction.
Above or higher.
The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
- adjective
Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
Toward the north; northward.
Of wind, from the north.
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
- adverb
Toward the north; northward.
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