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true north

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

  1. the direction of the north pole from a given point.

true north British  

noun

  1. Also called: geographic north.  the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole Compare magnetic north

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true north Scientific  

  1. See geographic north

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