south by east
Americannoun
noun
adjective
Example Sentences
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“To reach the Dreadfort, Your Grace must travel down the kingsroad past the Last River, turn south by east and cross the Lonely Hills.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
But now we had a month of onshore gales, blowing day in, day out—south winds, or south by east.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
One thing more was certain: The person or persons who made this trail were headed due south by east.
From The Blue Envelope by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
On rushed the Slavonia, heading west by north: nearer came the waterspout, heading south by east.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Edward Sylvester Ellis
From this point the course was south by east, one hundred and five miles.
From Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi by Oliver Optic
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