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noun Navigation, Surveying.

a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN

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East Bengali, East Berlin, East Berliner, eastbound, Eastbourne, east by north, east by south, East Cape, East Chicago, East China Sea, East Cleveland

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How to use east by north in a sentence

According to Pew, 14 of the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa have blasphemy laws.
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“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
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They took cover inside a print works to the north east of Paris, where they held a member of staff as a hostage.
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The new information consisted of Internet protocol addresses that Comey said are “exclusively used” by North Korea.
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Current and former intelligence officials have said North Korea has long been a priority target for American spies.
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Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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The east window in this church has been classed as the A1 of modern painted windows.
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All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for east by north

east by north

noun

one point on the compass north of east, 78° 45′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

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