north by west
Americannoun
noun
adjective
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To reach it, the wind being north by west, we should have to make long fetches and frequent tacks, whereas Callao, or the coast thereabout, could be reached by sailing due north.
From Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance by Westall, William
At sunset the southernmost bore from south to south-west by west and the northernmost from north by west half west to north-east half east.
From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William
He rode forward boldly, however, keeping his eyes upon the stars, and steering, so far as the circuitous lanes would allow him, north by west.
From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
The coast now trended north by west and we continued to run along it.
From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 by Grey, George
Embraces Smith and Minor Islands, situated in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, about fourteen miles north by west from Port Townsend, Washington.
From A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open by Roosevelt, Theodore
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