east by north
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noun
adjective
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I then ran to the helm, and found that I could steer east by north or thereabouts.
From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by James Durden
Started again at 12.50; at 1.44 made two miles and three-quarters east; at 2.8 made one mile east; at 3.2 made two miles and three-quarters east by north to 21 Camp.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough
We were going full speed on the Diesels, and my course was east by north.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall
"He's going east by north, I notice," soliloquised Hans Leutter.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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
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