north by west
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noun
adjective
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"I think we are sailing north by west."
From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Ward, Kenneth
The smaller stream the Campbell joins the Burdekin from north by west, but comes from north, or a little east of that, from a mountainous country.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by McKinlay, John
Mine host laid hold of my elbow and gave it a good shake as I left him, with D'ri, taking a trail that led north by west in the deep woods.
From D'Ri and I by Bacheller, Irving
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
In May 1904 a true larval specimen was taken at the surface south-west of the Faeroe Islands, and another was taken 40 m. north by west of Achill Head, Ireland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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