northeast by north

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. NEbN

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northeast by north British  

noun

1. one point on the compass north of northeast, 33° 45′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

The course along the land we found to be northeast by north.

From Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

From north to east, eight points, are thus named: North; north by east; north-northeast; northeast by north; northeast; northeast by east; east-northeast; east by north; East.

From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

We sailed on several courses, but the one maintained was northeast by north.

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

The trail lay northeast by north with a gradual ascent.

From The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children by Various

At eleven, a.m., we anchored with the squadron, five miles northeast by north from Tripoli, and repaired the damage received in the action.

From The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 by Jacquemart, Jules-Ferdinand