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

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

From Literature

They had left the road leading to Fort Hall, the nearest Government station, and struck off in a direction north by east.

From Project Gutenberg

Here it is supposed that azimuths are measured from north by east, and longitudes eastwards.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

Its culminating ridges are marked by an irregular line of peaks and extinct volcanoes extending north by east from about 28� S. into southern Bolivia.

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