north by west

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. : NbW

north by west

noun

1. one point on the compass west of north, 348° 45′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

Dunkeld�, a small town of Scotland, on the Tay, about 14 miles north by west of Perth; pop.

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The next morning the wind was still north by west, having hauled only a single point in twelve hours; showing that we had been running, neck and neck, with the gale.

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In these storms the wind invariably circulates from north by west through south to east.

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Having only a small peel," rejoined Heiton, "it is necessary I should look after it when a thousand Scotts are marching north by west.

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Embraces Smith and Minor Islands, situated in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, about fourteen miles north by west from Port Townsend, Washington.

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