true north
noun[U]
uk/ˌtruː ˈnɔːθ/us/ˌtruː ˈnɔːrθ/thedirectiontowards thetopof theearthalong animaginarylineat anangleof 90° to theequator:
真北(地球北极的方向,沿着一条想象的直线与赤道成90度)Truenorthrunsparallelto the earth'saxis.真北与地轴平行。
Points of the compass
- cardinal point
- compass reading
- compass rose
- E, e
- easterly
- eastern
- easternmost
- geomagnetic pole
- magnetic north
- magnetic pole
- northeastern
- northeastward
- northerly
- northern
- northernmost
- southern
- southwestern
- SW
- western
- westernmost