Meanings of striking north in English

Gneiss was here the prevailing rock, uniformly dipping north-east 20°, and striking north-west.

They set off at once over the heath, striking north.

It shows a fine quartz-reef, striking north fourteen degrees east.

The rocks, since leaving Tunlloong, had been generally micaceous, striking north-west, and dipping north-east.

They had hoped to pioneer the striking north-northeast face of Lorenzo, but conditions did not allow an attempt.

Gneiss (with garnets) highly inclined, was the prevalent rock ( striking north-east), and scattered boulders of syenite became very frequent.

Their first objective was the striking north buttress of West Maiden (V 5.9), first climbed in 1982 by Bob Duggan and John Markel.

In other words, a strong relationship with China will prevent the West and its allies from striking North Korea.

In a future that portends stronger and more-frequent hurricanes striking North America's Atlantic coast, ferocious winds will pummel tall, unsteady structures.

Blake Hardwick was charged with striking North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein and the Hawthorn newcomer can accept a $1000 fine.

Last month the 2017 Brownlow Medallist copped a $1000 fine for striking North Melbourne's Luke McDonald.

Less than a month before his appointment by Trump, he penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed making "the legal case for striking North Korea first".