east-northeast
the point on a compass midway between east and northeast.
coming from this point: an east-northeast wind.
directed toward this point: an east-northeast course.
toward this point: sailing east-northeast.Abbreviation: ENE
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How to use east-northeast in a sentence
Far off against the sky, toward the east-northeast, towered high mountain peaks, which I hoped to explore.
Lost in the Jungle | Paul Du ChailluIt became gradually more still, and at last we could sail east-northeast, and northeast.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper DanckaertsOur course was east by north and east-northeast, now a little in, and then again out.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper DanckaertsThe Admiral followed, at first, the direction of east-northeast, and afterwards due northeast.
The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals | Edward Everett HaleBy March 5, 1055 had reached Crescent Lake, a point 39 miles east-northeast of her previous area of intensive use.
Ecological Studies of the Timber Wolf in Northeastern Minnesota | L. David Mech
British Dictionary definitions for east-northeast
the point on the compass or the direction midway between northeast and east, 67° 30′ clockwise from north
in, from, or towards this direction
- Symbol: ENE
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