east by south

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of east. EbS

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east by south British  

noun

1. one point on the compass south of east, 101° 15′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

It begins with the Astrolabe, extending west until Vetura is reached, and then away east by south until the centre of the range is reached. 

From Adventures in New Guinea by Chalmers, James

We were steering east by south, and it was clear that the chaser's advantages could only be neutralized either by bringing the "Lee" gradually head to wind or edging away to bring the wind aft.

From The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, John

A. To steer off to the eastward, or east by south, just as the wind was; that was near the course that was ordered.

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.

It was on the morning of the second day; three bells in the watch; the wind playing fickle from east by south, and the sea agold with the light of an August sun.

From The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea by Pemberton, Max, Sir

The nose of the car swung east by south; the cold-jet rotors began humming, and the hot-jets were cut in.

From Ullr Uprising by Piper, H. Beam