east by north
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The first division now bore east by north about eight or nine miles, and the south division south-east, distant about ten miles on our larboard quarter.
From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald
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 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
"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 Wallace, Edgar
The course thence to the Maes is east by south, but we sailed for the most part east, and sometimes east by north.
From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by James, Bartlett Burleigh
"He's going east by north, I notice," soliloquised Hans Leutter.
From The Airship "Golden Hind" by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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