east-north-eastadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌiːs(t)nɔːθˈiːst/, U.S.

/ˌis(t)ˌnɔrθˈist/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adv., north-east adv.

Etymology: < east adv. + north-east adv.

Abbreviated E.N.E.

A. adj.

1. Of a wind: blowing from the east-north-east.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass

southeOE

northeOE

northerneOE

easternOE

southernOE

south-easternOE

north-easternOE

westernOE

south-westernOE

southena1325

north-east1379

east-north-easta1398

east-south-easta1398

north-north-easta1398

north-westa1398

south-southeasta1398

south-westc1400

south-easta1425

nor'-westa1500

south-southwesta1522

north-westera1525

northerlya1544

southerly1550

south-southeast?1560

south-easterly1577

north-north-west1601

subprincipal1601

southernly1610

north-westerly1611

easternly1614

northernly1632

westwardly1653

northwardly1654

north-easterly1686

southwardly1693

southwesterly1703

eastling1725

south-southeasterly1803

westland1818

south-southwesterly1822

north-western1829

north-north-easterly1831

southwesterly1883

nor-nor-east1891

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. iii. 573 Whanne hit [sc. the east wind] turneþ in to þe est norþest wynd þanne hit dryeþ alle þingis.

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 114 Þe Est north est wynde on þe right side.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies iii. xl. 399/2 A cold East Northeast wind.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo iii. 260 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors With an East-north-east wind, we got 20 Leagues.

1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxix. 222 It is said that it is never a safe place for shipping; especially when the Greco-Levante, or east north east wind, blows.

1894 Friend 24 Feb. 243/2 She was a fine bark, and in splendid trim, and I ran her before an east-northeast gale till she was 400 miles off Finisterre.

1959 Times 1 Sept. 3/6 A 12–14 knot east-north-east wind prevailed.

2002 Guardian 9 May 14/2 A light east-north-east breeze.

2. Situated in or directed towards the east-north-east.

ΚΠ

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. cv. 786 Tha[t] cuntrey hath þe Brittisshe occean on þe eest norþ eest syde.

1610 T. Smith in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) III. iv. 702 The three and twentieth day, at an East North-east Sunne, I was within three leagues of Capecold.

1797 W. V. Mavor Hist. Acct. Voy. X. 110 We judged, at this period, that we had made nearly an east north-east course.

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 168 The one [sc. the tumulus] at the East North East side is twelve yards across its base.

1937 J. Pringle & T. N. George S. Wales ii. 15 The Pebidian tuffs occupy a broad anticlinal area which extends inland for several miles in an east-north-east direction.

2002 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 14 Oct. 5 There is an intense area of low pressure,..and it's now moving in an east-north east direction.

B. n.

The point of the horizon midway between east and north-east; the direction of this; (also) the compass point corresponding to this.

ΚΠ

1555 R. Eden Decades of Newe Worlde f. 353 Wee hadde the wynde at east and east northeast, and sumtymes at east southeast.

1613 J. Saris Let. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 81 [A] very violent current between Yedzo and Japan..commeth from Corea and setteth to the east north-east.

1767 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 149/1 We..saw Cape Virgin Mary, which appeared over the low neck of land to the east north east.

1829 Oriental Herald 20 36 The form of the town..is an irregular oblong square, its greatest length being in a direction of east-north-east and west-south-west.

1886 A. W. Greely Amer. Weather xiv. 196 There were good reasons for predicting that the storm would pass to the east-northeast.

1907 J. T. Quin Building of Island v. 45 To the north and east another dip prevails, namely, a dip to east-northeast or points near to that.

2007 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 75 Some small, though slightly longer period energy out of the east north-east will begin to filter in during today and into tomorrow.

C. adv.

In an east-north-easterly direction; towards the east-north-east; to the east-north-east of something (also with from).

ΚΠ

?1560 R. Proude Rutter of Northe in R. Coplande tr. P. Garcie Rutter of See f. Fii ^v From the nedelles to portland west south west, and east north east at the Poll within Hauen.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies iii. x. 320/2 You must runne East, till you come to fourty fadome water, and from thence East north east.

1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 234 They went forward with a Northwest wind, shaping their course East-North-East.

1691 G. Miege New State Eng. i. viii. 78 Stainthorpe..ly's but 5 miles East-North-East from Bernard Castle.

1761 T. Jefferys Descr. Maritime Parts France 168/1 The harbour of Havre..lies east north-east and south south-west.

1792 N.-Y. Mag. Mar. 188/2 On coming from the southward, the light bears east north-east.

1820 tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. in Epirus, Albania, Macedonia & Thessaly ix. 77 From Kyprio we travelled east-north-east, for half-a-league to the left bank of the Aias.

1857 S. M. Smucker Arctic Explor. & Discov. xiv. 299 The expedition..then sailed east-north-east, directly for Cape Comfort, on the coast of Greenland.

1973 Scotsman 21 Feb. 1/4 Another oilfield has been discovered in the North Sea, just inside the British sector and about 170 miles east-north-east of Aberdeen.

2006 J. Hood Come Hell & High Water iii. 69 The first night had taken them south-east; thereafter they estimated they had sailed east-north-east, but it was only an estimate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	east-north-east
释义	east-north-eastadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌiːs(t)nɔːθˈiːst/, U.S. /ˌis(t)ˌnɔrθˈist/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: east adv., north-east adv. Etymology: < east adv. + north-east adv. Abbreviated E.N.E. A. adj. 1. Of a wind: blowing from the east-north-east. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass southeOE northeOE northerneOE easternOE southernOE south-easternOE north-easternOE westernOE south-westernOE southena1325 north-east1379 east-north-easta1398 east-south-easta1398 north-north-easta1398 north-westa1398 south-southeasta1398 south-westc1400 south-easta1425 nor'-westa1500 south-southwesta1522 north-westera1525 northerlya1544 southerly1550 south-southeast?1560 south-easterly1577 north-north-west1601 subprincipal1601 southernly1610 north-westerly1611 easternly1614 northernly1632 westwardly1653 northwardly1654 north-easterly1686 southwardly1693 southwesterly1703 eastling1725 south-southeasterly1803 westland1818 south-southwesterly1822 north-western1829 north-north-easterly1831 southwesterly1883 nor-nor-east1891 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. xi. iii. 573 Whanne hit [sc. the east wind] turneþ in to þe est norþest wynd þanne hit dryeþ alle þingis. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 114 Þe Est north est wynde on þe right side. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies iii. xl. 399/2 A cold East Northeast wind. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo iii. 260 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors With an East-north-east wind, we got 20 Leagues. 1797 T. Holcroft tr. F. L. Stolberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. lxxix. 222 It is said that it is never a safe place for shipping; especially when the Greco-Levante, or east north east wind, blows. 1894 Friend 24 Feb. 243/2 She was a fine bark, and in splendid trim, and I ran her before an east-northeast gale till she was 400 miles off Finisterre. 1959 Times 1 Sept. 3/6 A 12–14 knot east-north-east wind prevailed. 2002 Guardian 9 May 14/2 A light east-north-east breeze. 2. Situated in or directed towards the east-north-east. ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xv. cv. 786 Tha[t] cuntrey hath þe Brittisshe occean on þe eest norþ eest syde. 1610 T. Smith in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) III. iv. 702 The three and twentieth day, at an East North-east Sunne, I was within three leagues of Capecold. 1797 W. V. Mavor Hist. Acct. Voy. X. 110 We judged, at this period, that we had made nearly an east north-east course. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 168 The one [sc. the tumulus] at the East North East side is twelve yards across its base. 1937 J. Pringle & T. N. George S. Wales ii. 15 The Pebidian tuffs occupy a broad anticlinal area which extends inland for several miles in an east-north-east direction. 2002 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 14 Oct. 5 There is an intense area of low pressure,..and it's now moving in an east-north east direction. B. n. The point of the horizon midway between east and north-east; the direction of this; (also) the compass point corresponding to this. ΚΠ 1555 R. Eden Decades of Newe Worlde f. 353 Wee hadde the wynde at east and east northeast, and sumtymes at east southeast. 1613 J. Saris Let. in A. Farrington Eng. Factory in Japan (1991) I. 81 [A] very violent current between Yedzo and Japan..commeth from Corea and setteth to the east north-east. 1767 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 149/1 We..saw Cape Virgin Mary, which appeared over the low neck of land to the east north east. 1829 Oriental Herald 20 36 The form of the town..is an irregular oblong square, its greatest length being in a direction of east-north-east and west-south-west. 1886 A. W. Greely Amer. Weather xiv. 196 There were good reasons for predicting that the storm would pass to the east-northeast. 1907 J. T. Quin Building of Island v. 45 To the north and east another dip prevails, namely, a dip to east-northeast or points near to that. 2007 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 75 Some small, though slightly longer period energy out of the east north-east will begin to filter in during today and into tomorrow. C. adv. In an east-north-easterly direction; towards the east-north-east; to the east-north-east of something (also with from). ΚΠ ?1560 R. Proude Rutter of Northe in R. Coplande tr. P. Garcie Rutter of See f. Fii ^v From the nedelles to portland west south west, and east north east at the Poll within Hauen. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies iii. x. 320/2 You must runne East, till you come to fourty fadome water, and from thence East north east. 1613 W. Shute tr. J. J. Orlers & H. van Haestens Triumphs of Nassau 234 They went forward with a Northwest wind, shaping their course East-North-East. 1691 G. Miege New State Eng. i. viii. 78 Stainthorpe..ly's but 5 miles East-North-East from Bernard Castle. 1761 T. Jefferys Descr. Maritime Parts France 168/1 The harbour of Havre..lies east north-east and south south-west. 1792 N.-Y. Mag. Mar. 188/2 On coming from the southward, the light bears east north-east. 1820 tr. F. C. H. L. Pouqueville Trav. in Epirus, Albania, Macedonia & Thessaly ix. 77 From Kyprio we travelled east-north-east, for half-a-league to the left bank of the Aias. 1857 S. M. Smucker Arctic Explor. & Discov. xiv. 299 The expedition..then sailed east-north-east, directly for Cape Comfort, on the coast of Greenland. 1973 Scotsman 21 Feb. 1/4 Another oilfield has been discovered in the North Sea, just inside the British sector and about 170 miles east-north-east of Aberdeen. 2006 J. Hood Come Hell & High Water iii. 69 The first night had taken them south-east; thereafter they estimated they had sailed east-north-east, but it was only an estimate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.a1398
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