north by east

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. NbE

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north by east British  

noun

1. one point on the compass east of north, 11° 15′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

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north by east

Then suddenly, as it often does on the New England coast, the fog began to lift under a six-mile north by east wind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fleming was six miles north by east, and to the west, hugging the big river, lay Well’s Ferry.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

Her whip was gone, so she used her hands and feet and turned him north by east, the way the scout had gone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Swift did his wings his will obey; Straight north by east he coursed his way; Proudly he took his fearless flight, Toward fair Monadnock's hazy height.

From The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 by Various

The wind was fair, being from the southward, and I wished to reach some gently elevated hills which I saw about eight miles to the north by east of our present position.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 by George Grey

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