northeast by east

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ east of northeast. NEbE

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northeast by east British  

noun

1. one point on the compass east of northeast, 56° 15′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

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northeast by east

We stood off on the same course, when we saw this brig,—I think steering northeast by east.

From Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York by Warburton, A. F.

This being perceived by Captain Byrn, who commanded the British frigate Belvidera, protecting the convoy, he tacked and made all sail, steering northeast by east.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

The wind was west-northwest, and the course northeast by east, with the sea continuing to roll against us in front.

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

Afterward we sailed northeast by east, passing many islands on the way.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

The course was set northeast by east and they began the trip to Shelter Island.

From The Adventure Club Afloat by Barbour, Ralph Henry