northeast
Americannoun
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the point of the compass or direction midway between north and east, 45° clockwise from north
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(often capital) any area lying in or towards this direction
adjective
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(sometimes capital) of or denoting the northeastern part of a specified country, area, etc
northeast Lincolnshire
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situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the northeast
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(esp of the wind) from the northeast
adverb
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Example Sentences
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When I graduated, my father gave me $400 for a one-way plane ticket to Cairns, about 3,000 miles northeast of us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The Farms is located 25 miles northeast of San Diego close to where Mickelson grew up.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Forecasts indicated that the typhoon would pass near Okinawa before turning northeast toward the Amami region around June 1-2.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The outbreak was declared in the Ituri, in the northeast of the DRC -- which is one of the poorest countries in the world.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
We live on the other side, to the northeast, and we’re going to have to go thru the town to get there so here it comes, as fast as I can get thru it.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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