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单词 east-north-eastwards
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east-north-eastwardsadv.

Brit. /ˌiːs(t)nɔːθˈiːstwədz/, U.S. /ˌis(t)ˌnɔrθˈistwərdz/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: east-north-east adv., -wards suffix.
Etymology: < east-north-east adv. + -wards suffix. Compare earlier east-north-eastward adv.
= east-north-east adv.
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1742 J. Martyn & E. Chambers tr. Philos. Hist. & Mem. Royal Acad. Sci. Paris III. 129 The distance from the straits of le Maire to Cape Horn, which is east-north-eastwards of that strait, he observes is 80 leagues.
1853 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1852 49 This slate extends east-north-eastwards and west-south-westwards.
1964 Irish Naturalists' Jrnl. 14 229 It is about 20 feet wide and trends east-north-eastwards.
2006 A. Goudie & N. J. Middleton Desert Dust in Global Syst. v. 129 Weak circulations, called induced lows, may simultaneously develop over central parts of Pakistan and Rajasthan and move east-north-eastwards.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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