North , adv. Northward.
North , v. i. To turn or move
toward the north; to veer from the
east or west toward the north.
North , a. Lying toward the north; situated at the north,
or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding
toward the north, or coming from the north.
North following. See Following,
a., 2. -- North pole, that point in
the heavens, or on the earth,
ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. -- North preceding. See Following, a., 2. -- North star, the star toward which the north pole of
the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star α (alpha) of the Little
Bear, is our
present north star, being distant from the pole about 1° 25′, and from year
to year approaching slowly nearer
to it. It is called also Cynosura,
polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
North (?), n. [AS. norð; akin to D.
noord, G., Sw., & Dan.
nord, Icel. norðr. Cf. Norman, Norse.]
1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place,
which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the
direction opposite to the south.
2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a
country.
3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
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