east by north
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The current sets east by north in summer and south by west in the fall.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
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 Optic, Oliver
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 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
That is equal to about one point, which, carried to the westward from east by north, will give the course east-north-east.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver
The Zeppelin was within ten miles of the place when one of the crew shouted the disconcerting information that there was an airship on the starboard bow, travelling east by north.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
