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north⋅ing

[nawr-thing, -thing]
–noun Navigation.
1. northward movement or deviation.
2. distance due north made on any course tending northward.

Origin:
1660–70; north + -ing 1
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north·ing   (nôr'thĭng, -thĭng)   
n.  
  1. The difference in latitude between two positions as a result of a movement to the north.

  2. Progress toward the north.

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