north–southadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθˈsaʊθ/, U.S.

/ˈnɔrθˈsaʊθ/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., south adj.

Etymology: < north adj. + south adj.

A. adj. (and n.)

1. attributive. Following a course from north to south; having the alignment of a line of this kind (a meridian or line of longitude).

ΚΠ

1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 194 Though having a general north-south direction, locally the glacial furrows have very different bearings.

1886 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 25 Dec. 9154/2 The lines uniting the places where the first peal of thunder was simultaneously heard, had in general a north-south direction.

1957 Internat. Organization 11 50/1 The tropical rain forests lying in the valleys..have made north-south over-land transportation between the countries extremely difficult.

1972 W. Schofield Engin. Surveying I. iii. 102 The vertical axis is the North-South axis.

2000 G. L'E. Turner Elizabethan Instrument Makers ii. 152 This is two stereographic projections from the equinoctial points onto the North–South plane known as the solstitial colure.

2. Bridge. Designating or relating to the partnership of North and South. Cf. north n. 1c.In quot. 1973 as noun.

ΚΠ

1927 G. Mott-Smith Contract Bridge xviii. 254 The North-South partners now calculated in perfect harmony.

1973 Country Life 21 June 1842/3 Study this deal... Dealer North, North-South vulnerable.

1993 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. ix. 18/4 In the North-South methods, the one spade and one no-trump responses to one heart are reversed.

3. Designating the relation between the northerly and southerly parts of a country or other geographical region, or between the northerly and southerly regions of the world. Cf. north n. 3b.Frequently (in north-south divide, north-south gap, etc.) with reference to economic, technological, or cultural differences.

ΚΠ

1937 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 3 583 While it [sc. Canada] is physically and culturally part of North America..it is also bound to Europe. There is an east-west pull as well as a north-south pull.

1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences ii. 70 Social differences are shown by the choice of words and phrases... Some readers, interpreting this as an oblique reference to a famous ‘North-South’ difference, may assert that the Southerner uses many emollient phrases which the Northerner would scorn to employ.

1966 F. Schurmann Ideol. & Organization in Communist China i. 79 The world is concerned today over the growing north-south gap between industrialized and nonindustrialized countries.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 439/1 I am in favour not only of East-West détente, but also of North-South détente.

1993 Wildlife News (Berks., Bucks. & Oxon Naturalists' Trust) Jan. 5/1 The biggest issue of all is the world's north-south divide, the enormous gap between rich and poor countries.

B. adv.

In a north–south direction or alignment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-south > [adverb]

north and southc1390

north–south1981

1981 Antiquaries Jrnl. 61 100 With the chancel and aligned north-south were two rectangular robbing pits.

1986 R. B. Morrison & C. R. Wilson Native Peoples 436 A series of interconnected plateaus and north-south running valleys.

1991 Antiquity 65 801/1 Two sets of large post-holes (maximum diameter 28 cm) running north–south were found.

2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Aug. a14/5 Mr. Lutz ordered that the direction be changed to boost handling and performance. ‘God intended engines to run north-south,’ he declared.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	north–south
释义	north–southadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌnɔːθˈsaʊθ/, U.S. /ˈnɔrθˈsaʊθ/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., south adj. Etymology: < north adj. + south adj. A. adj. (and n.) 1. attributive. Following a course from north to south; having the alignment of a line of this kind (a meridian or line of longitude). ΚΠ 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 194 Though having a general north-south direction, locally the glacial furrows have very different bearings. 1886 Sci. Amer. Suppl. 25 Dec. 9154/2 The lines uniting the places where the first peal of thunder was simultaneously heard, had in general a north-south direction. 1957 Internat. Organization 11 50/1 The tropical rain forests lying in the valleys..have made north-south over-land transportation between the countries extremely difficult. 1972 W. Schofield Engin. Surveying I. iii. 102 The vertical axis is the North-South axis. 2000 G. L'E. Turner Elizabethan Instrument Makers ii. 152 This is two stereographic projections from the equinoctial points onto the North–South plane known as the solstitial colure. 2. Bridge. Designating or relating to the partnership of North and South. Cf. north n. 1c.In quot. 1973 as noun. ΚΠ 1927 G. Mott-Smith Contract Bridge xviii. 254 The North-South partners now calculated in perfect harmony. 1973 Country Life 21 June 1842/3 Study this deal... Dealer North, North-South vulnerable. 1993 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. ix. 18/4 In the North-South methods, the one spade and one no-trump responses to one heart are reversed. 3. Designating the relation between the northerly and southerly parts of a country or other geographical region, or between the northerly and southerly regions of the world. Cf. north n. 3b.Frequently (in north-south divide, north-south gap, etc.) with reference to economic, technological, or cultural differences. ΚΠ 1937 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 3 583 While it [sc. Canada] is physically and culturally part of North America..it is also bound to Europe. There is an east-west pull as well as a north-south pull. 1955 T. H. Pear Eng. Social Differences ii. 70 Social differences are shown by the choice of words and phrases... Some readers, interpreting this as an oblique reference to a famous ‘North-South’ difference, may assert that the Southerner uses many emollient phrases which the Northerner would scorn to employ. 1966 F. Schurmann Ideol. & Organization in Communist China i. 79 The world is concerned today over the growing north-south gap between industrialized and nonindustrialized countries. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 439/1 I am in favour not only of East-West détente, but also of North-South détente. 1993 Wildlife News (Berks., Bucks. & Oxon Naturalists' Trust) Jan. 5/1 The biggest issue of all is the world's north-south divide, the enormous gap between rich and poor countries. B. adv. In a north–south direction or alignment. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-south > [adverb] north and southc1390 north–south1981 1981 Antiquaries Jrnl. 61 100 With the chancel and aligned north-south were two rectangular robbing pits. 1986 R. B. Morrison & C. R. Wilson Native Peoples 436 A series of interconnected plateaus and north-south running valleys. 1991 Antiquity 65 801/1 Two sets of large post-holes (maximum diameter 28 cm) running north–south were found. 2001 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Aug. a14/5 Mr. Lutz ordered that the direction be changed to boost handling and performance. ‘God intended engines to run north-south,’ he declared. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1870
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