north by east

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

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

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north by east British  

noun

1. one point on the compass east of north, 11° 15′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

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north by east

Then suddenly, as it often does on the New England coast, the fog began to lift under a six-mile north by east wind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fleming was six miles north by east, and to the west, hugging the big river, lay Well’s Ferry.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

Her whip was gone, so she used her hands and feet and turned him north by east, the way the scout had gone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

We crossed the river just above the point where it separates into two mouths, and then struck off in a north by east direction.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 by George Grey

And from that lake or bay the land lyeth north by east, and wee had a great streame out of the bay; and from thence our sounding was ten fathoms two leagues from the land.

From Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey