north-south direction

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direction
noun
uk
/daɪˈrek.ʃən/us
/dɪˈrek.ʃən/
the position towards which someone or something moves ...
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(Definition ofdirectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Simulated gaps were created by suspending tree pots within growing frames aligned in anorth-southdirection.
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Exchange of experiences has historically concentrated in anorth-southdirection.
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I understand that traffic predictions indicate that traffic flows will be heaviest in an east-west direction rather than anorth-southdirection.
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Manchester has something like half a million souls and stretches 15 miles in anorth-southdirectionand two or three miles in an east-west direction.
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The mountain ridge runs in anorth-southdirectioncovering about 10 km.
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The main ridge runs in anorth-southdirectionand has a length of 60 kilometers.
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Two straight paths innorth-southdirectionstructure the cemetery, connected by curved paths.
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It is oriented in anorth-southdirection, measuring about long by wide.
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A seasonal stream which runs innorth-southdirectionof the site was dammed at several points to collect water.
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The focal mechanism indicates that the earthquake was a result of thrust faulting, with a north-southdirectionof compression, on a fault plane trending west-east.
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The stadium originally was positioned in the traditionalnorth-southdirection, but was reoriented east-west to avoid the strong prevailing winds.
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However, it has also been noted that folding occurs in thenorth-southdirection.
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Much of the town is located along a granite ridge which runs in anorth-southdirection, rising approximately 170 feet in elevation from the bay.
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It is longest in extent in thenorth-southdirection, extending for just under 20 kilometres, and has a width about half that.
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The river's overall direction is east to west, but it moves significantly in thenorth-southdirection.
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The highway turns to run in a morenorth-southdirection, twisting and turning many times through canyons.
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The main farmhouse was usually oriented in anorth-southdirection, but there were often variations in which the building was oriented northeast to southwest.
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Its name comes from the river of the same name which crosses the "comune" in anorth-southdirection.
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