north by east
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
The wind began to freshen up towards night and got as far as the east, and by morning was blowing strong north by east.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Starting from the confused grouping on the southern frontier of the two great chains and some transverse ranges, they run nearly north by east to the Colombian frontier where another “knot” or junction occurs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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