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northing

[ nawr-thing, -thing ]
/ ˈnɔr θɪŋ, -ðɪŋ /

noun Navigation.

northward movement or deviation.
distance due north made on any course tending northward.

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Origin of northing

First recorded in 1660–70; north + -ing1

Words nearby northing

North Germanic, Northglenn, North Haven, North Highlands, North Holland, northing, North Island, North Island muttonbird, North Karoo, North Kingstown, North Korea
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British Dictionary definitions for northing

northing
/ (ˈnɔːθɪŋ, -ðɪŋ) /

noun

nautical movement or distance covered in a northerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in latitude
astronomy a north or positive declination
cartography
  1. the distance northwards of a point from a given parallel indicated by the second half of a map grid reference
  2. a latitudinal grid lineCompare easting (def. 2)
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