east by north
Americannoun
noun
adjective
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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
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 King-Hall, Stephen, Sir
The current sets east by north in summer and south by west in the fall.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
Tripoli bore south southwest, two miles and a half distant; wind east by north.
From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand
W., a few hundred miles east by north of the fairy-like mountaintop of the Bermudas.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various
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