north

Definition:
1. In a northern direction.
2. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees.
3. The direction in which a compass needle points.

Use 'north' in a sentence:

• 1. The farther north they went, the colder it became.
• 2. We flew north up the Hudson with its purple palisades.
• 3. Most of the houses on our books are in the north of the city.
• 4. There are mountains to the north.
• 5. We moored off the north coast of the island.
• 6. He saw service in North Africa.
• 7. The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica.
• 8. Troops are operating from bases in the north.
• 9. Hundreds of people are said to have blocked a main highway leading north.
• 10. Fighting was concentrated around the towns to the north.
• 11. He was living up North.
• 12. The compass needle was pointing north.
• 13. We pedalled north along the east bank of the river.
• 14. The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
• 15. It faced seawards to the north.
• 16. Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.
• 17. He learned his trade as a diver in the North Sea.
• 18. The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest.
• 19. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
• 20. A compass needle points north.
• 21. For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America.
• 22. Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues.
• 23. The party campaigned vigorously in the north of the country.
• 24. The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east.
• 25. Severe winds have been battering the north coast.
• 26. They've gone to live up north.
• 27. The house faces north.
• 28. The north of the country rose in rebellion against the government.
• 29. It's on the north bank of the Thames.
• 30. Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.
• 31. Okay, so are we agreed on going north?
• 32. They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the North Sea.
• 33. The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system.
• 34. North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival.
• 35. Which way is north?
• 36. Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
• 37. They've moved up north.
• 38. The church is remotely situated on the north coast of the island.
• 39. Most of the fighting was centred in the north of the capital.
• 40. More human remains have been unearthed in the north.
• 41. The village lies five miles due north of York.
• 42. These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
• 43. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.