# left (direction)

a side of a place that is to the west when north is forward

- Computed level: L16 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: direction  ·  Arena: left

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [side](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-side.surface), [direction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-direction.spatial), [west](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-west.direction), [north](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-north.direction), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** the side of a place and west and north together are a direction

**Novel properties:**
- relative orientation
- directional asymmetry
- spatial reference frame

## Examples
- In Paris, the left bank of the Seine is west of the river’s northward flow through the city. *(geography)*
- During the 1969 Apollo 12 launch, the command module’s left-side thrusters fired to correct attitude while heading north. *(engineering)*
- The left fielder at Wrigley Field stood on the west side of the diamond during the noon game on September 5, 2023. *(sports)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-left.direction*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-left.direction.json*  
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