northeast

[ nawrth-eest; Nautical nawr-eest ]

noun

1. a point on the compass midway between north and east. : NE
2. a region in this direction.
3. the Northeast, the northeastern part of the United States.

adverb

1. toward or in the northeast:

   sailing northeast.

adjective

1. coming from the northeast:

   a northeast wind.

2. directed toward the northeast:

   a northeast course.

Northeast

¹

/ ˌnɔːθˈiːst /

noun

1. the Northeast
   the northeastern part of England, esp Northumberland, Durham, and the Tyneside area

northeast

²

/ ˌnɔːθˈiːst; ˌnɔːrˈiːst /

noun

1. the point of the compass or direction midway between north and east, 45° clockwise from north
2. the northeast
   often capital any area lying in or towards this direction

adjective

1. sometimes capital of or denoting the northeastern part of a specified country, area, etc

   northeast Lincolnshire

2. situated in, proceeding towards, or facing the northeast
3. (esp of the wind) from the northeast

adverb

1. in, to, towards, or (esp of the wind) from the northeast

Derived Forms

• ˌnorthˈeasternmost, adjective

Other Words From

• northeastern adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of northeast¹

before 950; Middle English, Old English; north, east

Example Sentences

Friday’s epicenter was about three-fifths of a mile northeast of a considerably larger, magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck on Sept. 12.

From Los Angeles Times

This past February, the Wyoming Active Club, a white supremacist organization, plastered stickers around Campbell County in the northeast part of the state that pictured mountain forests and said, “Preserve Nature, End Immigration.”

From Salon

The drinking water that the plant produces will be piped 10 miles northeast to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

North and northeast winds could reach up to 50 mph, with the strongest gusts in the higher elevations of the Simi Valley and San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

The winds are expected to shift to northeast winds tonight and will extend into Monday.

From Los Angeles Times