noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ðɪŋ
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)θɪn
1
noun
Meaning 1
The distance north of a standard reference latitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A distance traveled northward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of north
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nér Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *nŕ̥t(e)ros Proto-Germanic *nurþraz Proto-West Germanic *norþr Old English norþ Middle English north English north English -ing English northing From north + -ing.