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

The other reason is because it runs up generally in a northerly direction, or between north by east and north-northeast.

From Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 by James, Bartlett Burleigh

From north to east, eight points, are thus named: North; north by east; north-northeast; northeast by north; northeast; northeast by east; east-northeast; east by north; East.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)