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true north
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true north
the direction from any point along a meridian towards the North Pole
true north [′trü ′nȯrth]
(navigation)
The direction of the north geographical pole.
The reference direction for measurement of true directions.
true north
The direction from an observer’s position to the geographic north pole.
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