North Carolina

See same tit. in Sup. Cyc. North Dakota, s. See same tit. in Sup. Cyc. north-east, s. & a. A. As subst. The point of the compa between the north and the east, equally distant from both. B. As adj .: Pertaining to the north-east, proceeding from the north-east; north-easterly; northeastern; as, a north - east wind. North - east Pa age : A pa age for navigation along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia to the Pacific Ocean. After vain attempts had been made to pa from the Atlantic to the Pacific by this route for more than three centuries, the pa age was succe fully effected by the Swedish explorer, Nordenskiöld, in 1878-79. north-easter, s. 1. Ord. Lang.: A wind blowing from the north east; a north-easterly gale. 2. Numis .: A name given to the silver shillings and sixpences coined in New England in the reign of Charles I., from the letters N. E. (New England) stamped on one side. north-easterly, a . Toward the north-east; proceeding from the north-east; as, a north-easterly wind, a north - easterly course. north-eastern, a. Pertaining to or situated in or toward the north-east; north-easterly 2862 north-eastward, adv . Toward the north-east. north-polar, a . Pertaining to the north pole, or the regions near the north pole. north-pole, s. 1. Astron.: The point in the northern sky around which the heavens seem to revolve. 2. Geog.: The northern extremity of the earth's axis, around which the planet revolves. Its latitude is 90°, i. e., it is 90° (a quadrant) distant from the equator.