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

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

Fortunately the course, shifting to northeast by east, presently took them out of the swinging trough of the sea.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

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

In this northeast by east meridian and direction are situated the islands of Las Velas and of Santo Thome, through which the said line and semicircle passes.

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

Have the wind steady at northeast by east.

From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by Macaulay, W. Hastings