ˈnȯr]th]iŋ, ˈnȯ(ə)], ]th], ]ēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: north (I) + -ing
1. : difference in latitude to the north from the last preceding point of reckoning
the problem is to determine differences of northing between distant points by means of angular observations at each end of the base line — L.G.Trorey
2. : northerly progress : a going northward
our progress was slow, but we made steady northing — Deneys Reitz
the captains decided to make as much northing as they could — Bernard DeVoto