east by north

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

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

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east by north British  

noun

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

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

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east by north

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

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 wind, of late breathed gently forth, Now shifted east, and east by north; Bare trees and shrubs but ill, you know, Could shelter them from rain or snow.

From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn

I have the honour to report that at dinner at a certain hotel two hundred yards east by north of railway base C——g X, I counted only five boiled shirts.

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 25, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir