northeast by east

northeast by east
Date: circa 1771 a compass point that is one point east of due northeast ; N56°15′E

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  • northeast by east — n. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between northeast and east northeast; 11°15′ east of northeast …   English World dictionary

  • northeast by east — noun the compass point that is one point east of northeast • Syn: ↑NEbE • Hypernyms: ↑compass point, ↑point * * * I. : a compass point that is one point east of due northeast : N 56° [′ E abbr. NE b E, NE by E; see compass card …   Useful english dictionary

  • northeast by east — noun The compass point halfway between northeast and east northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE …   Wiktionary

  • northeast by east — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15 east of northeast. Abbr.: NEbE * * * …   Universalium

  • Northeast India — Location of Northeast India within India Population 38,857,769 Area 262,230 km …   Wikipedia

  • Northeast — North east , a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. [1913 Webster] {Northeast passage}, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Northeast passage — Northeast North east , a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. [1913 Webster] {Northeast passage}, a passage or communication by sea between the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Northeast — North east , n. The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Northeast — North east , adv. Toward the northeast. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • northeast — Synonyms and related words: Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic, Middle West, NE by N, NNE, New England, North, North Central region, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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