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adjective. in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate. directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course. coming from the north: a north wind. (usually initial capital letter) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.: North Atlantic.
The meaning of NORTH is to, toward, or in the north. How to use north in a sentence.
the direction that goes toward the part of the earth above the equator, opposite to the south, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction: The points of the compass are north, south, east, and west. The landscape is more mountainous in the north ( of the country ). Cambridge is/ lies to the north of London.
in or forming the north part of something: North America / Africa. the north coast of Iceland. Our farm is a few miles north of the village. north wind. a wind coming from the north: A vicious north wind was blowing. See more. More examples.
Britannica Dictionary definition of NORTH. 1. [noncount] : the direction that is to your left when you are facing the rising sun : the direction that is the opposite of south. The nearest town is 20 miles to the north (of here). The wind is coming from the north. Which way is north?
1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 0° or 360°, that is 90° from east and west and 180° from south. 2. the direction along a meridian towards the North Pole. 3. the direction in which a compass needle points; magnetic north. 4. See the North.
North Definition. The direction to the right of a person facing the sunset; direction of the North Pole from any other point on the earth's surface: the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole rather than to the geographic pole. The point on a compass at 0° or 360°, directly opposite south.
