west by north
a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN
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How to use west by north in a sentence
This island lies with that of Santa Isabel west-by-north and east-by-south.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives | H. B. (Henry Brougham) GuppyThe general course of the river had been nearly south-west; but it there turned west-by-north.
A Voyage to Terra Australis | Matthew FlindersIn the afternoon, seeing an island bearing north-west-by-west, we steered away north-west-by-north, to be to the northward of it.
Early Australian Voyages | John PinkertonLanyard cocked a sly eye at the tell-tale; it designated their course as west-by-north a quarter west.
Alias The Lone Wolf | Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for west by north
one point on the compass north of west, 281° 15′ clockwise from north
in, from, or towards this direction
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