north by east
a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE
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How to use north by east in a sentence
At this anchorage, the flood tide came from the north-by-east, and the ebb set east, half a mile per hour.
A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2 | Matthew FlindersThe wind was variable between east and north-by-east during the night.
A Voyage to Terra Australis | Matthew FlindersThe current, I see, is still north-east, or from that to north-by-east.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonAt daylight, Point Drummond was seven miles distant to the north-by-east.
A Voyage to Terra Australis | Matthew Flinders
British Dictionary definitions for north by east
one point on the compass east of north, 11° 15′ clockwise from north
in, from, or towards this direction
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