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due north

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due north - the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

northward, N, north

cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points

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cardinal compass point
due
north by east

north by west
north-northeast
north-northwest

Due north lay the island, far out upon the shimmering sea.

Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

The breakfast-room chimney smokes a little, I grant you, but it is only when the wind is due north and blows hard, which may not happen three times a winter.

Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context

The Thing flew due North, going in the same direction from whence it had come.

The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

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