true northnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtruː ˈnɔːθ/us/ˌtruː ˈnɔːrθ/the direction towards the top of the earth along an imaginary line at an angle of 90° to the equator:
True north runs parallel to the earth's axis.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- E, e
- east
- easterly
- eastern
- geomagnetic pole
- N, n
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- northwestward
- southeastern
- southern
- southernmost
- southward
- southwestern
- western
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