north-and-south

Each of these main north-and-south strip divisions was crossed and walled off artificially into communities at odds.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

Gregg's skirmishers sighted Federals behind the trees on a hill that overlooked a little north-and-south stream known as Powhite Creek.

LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

Gregg's skirmishers sighted Federals behind the trees on a hill that overlooked a little north-and-south stream known as Powhite Creek.

LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

The valley ran roughly north-and-south, and to his right, at the southern end, the commander could see a city, although it was impossible to see anyone moving in it at this distance.

Despoilers of the Golden Empire Randall Garrett 1957

North and northwest we could see pleasant lands for at least two miles; directly west, our eyes could not reach beyond our own forest; to the south and southwest, fruitful valleys stretched away to a range of wooded hills four miles distant; but on the east our view was limited by the fringe of woods which lay between us and the north-and-south road.

The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm John Williams Streeter

It lay to the west of a north-and-south road, abutting on this road for half a mile, while on the south it was bordered for a mile by a gravelled road, and the west line was an ordinary country road.

The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm John Williams Streeter

If while our suspended magnetic needle is at rest in its characteristic north-and-south direction another magnet is brought near, the suspended magnet is turned; that is, motion is produced (Fig. 225).

General Science Bertha M. Clark

The north-and-south road ran level for 150 yards, gradually rose for the next 250, and then continued nearly level for a mile or more.

The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm John Williams Streeter

In Red Canyon owing to the east-and-west trend the sun fell to the bottom for many more hours than in Lodore which has a north-and-south trend.

A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

At the bottom of the western slope of this hill we could see the crossing of the north-and-south road, which we knew to be the east boundary of our land; while, stretching straight away before us until lost in the distant wood, lay the well-kept road which for a good mile was our southern boundary.

The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm John Williams Streeter