northing

American  

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

noun

Navigation.

1. northward movement or deviation.

2. distance due north made on any course tending northward.

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northing British  

/ ˈnɔːθɪŋ, -ðɪŋ /

noun

1. nautical movement or distance covered in a northerly direction, esp as expressed in the resulting difference in latitude

2. astronomy a north or positive declination

3. 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 line Compare easting

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Etymology

Origin of northing

First recorded in 1660–70; north + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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northing

From this we launched into a lane of water half a mile long from east to west, but which only gave us a hundred and fifty yards of northing.

From Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 by Sir William Edward Parry

Waal, I don't tell ye northing about it.

From Frank Merriwell's Cruise by Burt L. Standish

At length the rain ceased, and the lightning became fainter, when they made sail again, pumped out, and proceeded till they had made sufficient northing for Sierra Leone.

From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston

Breaking out his schooner on July 10, 1861, an unprecedentedly early date for an Arctic ship, he quickly decided that he could hope for no further northing in a sailing vessel.

From Explorers and Travellers by Adolphus W. Greely

Other ships would be in the latitude of Cape Town, and if we could make the northing, we might raise one and be picked up.

From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins) Hains