grid north in English

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      "glosses": [
        "The direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. The grid north for a particular map is usually chosen so that it deviates very little from the true north."
      ],
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          "word": "magnetic north"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "north as shown on a particular map",
          "word": "karttapohjoinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "north as shown on a particular map",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "netnorður"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grid north"
}

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    {
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        "The direction northwards along the grid lines of a map projection. The grid north for a particular map is usually chosen so that it deviates very little from the true north."
      ],
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        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "map projection",
          "map projection"
        ],
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          "true north"
        ]
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "north as shown on a particular map",
      "word": "karttapohjoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "north as shown on a particular map",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "netnorður"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grid north"
}

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"grid north" meaning in English

Noun