north by east

noun Navigation, Surveying.

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

Words nearby north by east

northbound, North Brabant, North Branford, Northbridge, Northbrook, north by east, north by west, North Canadian River, North Canton, North Cape, North Carolina

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Example sentences from the Web for north by east

At this anchorage, the flood tide came from the north-by-east, and the ebb set east, half a mile per hour.
A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2|Matthew Flinders
The current, I see, is still north-east, or from that to north-by-east.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
The wind was variable between east and north-by-east during the night.
A Voyage to Terra Australis|Matthew Flinders
At daylight, Point Drummond was seven miles distant to the north-by-east.
A Voyage to Terra Australis|Matthew Flinders

British Dictionary definitions for north by east

north by east

noun

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

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction

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单词	north by east
释义	north by east noun Navigation, Surveying. a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE Words nearby north by east northbound, North Brabant, North Branford, Northbridge, Northbrook, north by east, north by west, North Canadian River, North Canton, North Cape, North Carolina Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for north by east At this anchorage, the flood tide came from the north-by-east, and the ebb set east, half a mile per hour. A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2\|Matthew Flinders The current, I see, is still north-east, or from that to north-by-east. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson The wind was variable between east and north-by-east during the night. A Voyage to Terra Australis\|Matthew Flinders At daylight, Point Drummond was seven miles distant to the north-by-east. A Voyage to Terra Australis\|Matthew Flinders British Dictionary definitions for north by east north by east noun one point on the compass east of north, 11° 15′ clockwise from north adjective, adverb in, from, or towards this direction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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