west by north
Americannoun
noun
adjective
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By easy stages the troops moved west by north along the rivers and over the mountains to Panama, where the Englishmen were formally imprisoned as pirates and wicked enemies of his Majesty King Philip.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
We jumped dangerous crevasses, keeping slightly west by north; the land soon sank in the rear of us.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
Iliniza, which stands west by north of Cotopaxi, has two pyramidal peaks, and is one of the most interesting mountains of the Ecuadorean group.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
Course west by north 79 miles; longitude made 14 degrees 28 minutes west.
From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William
At 3.15 made two miles and three-quarters west by north to our outward tracks, and also a great number of emu tracks, from which we concluded that water existed in the neighbouring creeks.
From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by Landsborough, William
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