west by north

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. : WbN

west by north

noun

1. one point on the compass north of west, 281° 15′ clockwise from north

adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

The most northern cape of the same mass bore west by north.

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The wind blew from the west, veering occasionally to the north and to w.n.w., but during the height of the gale it blew west by north. 

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Dudley, a town and parliamentary borough of England, in an isolated part of Worcestershire enclosed by Staffordshire, 8 miles west by north of Birmingham.

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Iliniza, which stands west by north of Cotopaxi, has two pyramidal peaks, and is one of the most interesting mountains of the Ecuadorean group.

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We started at half past six, our course being west by north.

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