north of
Higher than, geographically
North of means farther north than a reference point: The cabin is north of the lake.
Figuratively, north of indicates a quantity exceeding a number: She's north of sixty, The project cost north of two million dollars.
This informal usage treats larger numbers as "higher" on an imagined vertical scale.
- greater thanLarger in value
- exceedingGoing beyond limits
- aboveAt greater height
- Arctic CircleNorthern latitude marking perpetual daylight zone
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
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