east by north

American

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

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

east by north British

noun

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

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adjective

in, from, or towards this direction

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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.

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The Dark Islands lay some five days distant, east by north—on the line, therefore, of the marauders' way home.

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It is about seven yards long, nearly a yard wide, having a bearing of east by north.

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The current sets east by north in summer and south by west in the fall.

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We were going full speed on the Diesels, and my course was east by north.

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