north by west

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. NbW

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north by west British  

noun

1. one point on the compass west of north, 348° 45′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

We then shaped our course north and north by west, which leaves it due north, if the variation is deducted.

From The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 by Heeres, J. E. (Jan Ernst)

About noon this day, the men at the mast head discovered a very extensive shoal on the larboard beam, bearing from north by west to north by south, distant between two and three leagues.

From The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) by Phillip, Arthur

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

We'll go north by west, and I think we'd better rise high.

From The Guns of Europe by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

I named this Sunday Island: it lies north by west three-quarters west from Restoration Island; the latitude by a good observation 11 degrees 58 minutes south.

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