east-northeast

[ eest-nawrth-eest; Nautical eest-nawr-eest ]

/ ˈistˌnɔrθˈist; Nautical ˈistˌnɔrˈist /

Navigation, Surveying

noun

the point on a compass midway between east and northeast.

adjective

coming from this point: an east-northeast wind.

directed toward this point: an east-northeast course.

adverb

toward this point: sailing east-northeast. Abbreviation: ENE

Words nearby east-northeast

east st. louis, east suffolk, east sussex, east timor, east timorese, east-northeast, east-southeast, east-west, east., eastbound, eastbourne

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Examples from the Web for east-northeast

A ranch on the slopes of Cerro Arenal, east-northeast of Tenango; dry pine-oak forest .
A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico|William E. Duellman
The 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 Hale
Qanara, east-northeast (Nettilling); from qaning, falling snow.
The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas
Far off against the sky, toward the east-northeast, towered high mountain peaks, which I hoped to explore.
Lost in the Jungle|Paul Du Chaillu

He held to his northerly route, though the wind was adverse, hanging all the time between north-northeast and east-northeast.
The Story of John Paul Jones|Chelsea Curtis Fraser

British Dictionary definitions for east-northeast

east-northeast

noun

the point on the compass or the direction midway between northeast and east, 67° 30′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

Symbol: ENE

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east-northeast

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British Dictionary definitions for east-northeast

noun

adjective, adverb