north by east

American  

noun

Navigation, Surveying.

1. a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. NbE

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north by east British  

noun

1. one point on the compass east of north, 11° 15′ clockwise from north

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adjective

1. in, from, or towards this direction

Example Sentences

Then suddenly, as it often does on the New England coast, the fog began to lift under a six-mile north by east wind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her whip was gone, so she used her hands and feet and turned him north by east, the way the scout had gone.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Fleming was six miles north by east, and to the west, hugging the big river, lay Well’s Ferry.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

As far as he could see, it ran north by east.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert

That evening they discussed the course of their march and agreed that it had been north by east.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott