east by north
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noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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As she breasted Europa Point, her course was altered to east by north, and the Rock faded from sight in the darkness.
From Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
"Lieutenant Ali," he said, "get out my log and put it in old Sanders' cabin, make me a cup of tea and keep her jolly old head east, east by north."
From The Keepers of the King's Peace by Edgar Wallace
Our course was east by north and east-northeast, now a little in, and then again out.
From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by Bartlett Burleigh James
From north to east, eight points, are thus named: North; north by east; north-northeast; northeast by north; northeast; northeast by east; east-northeast; east by north; East.
From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The yacht was now headed east by north by the compass, and a few hours upon this course would bring them to the coast of Maine.
From Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway by Oliver Optic
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