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NORTH BY EAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does north by east mean?
• NORTH BY EAST (noun)
The noun NORTH BY EAST has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
Familiarity information: NORTH BY EAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
NbE; north by east
Hypernyms ("north by east" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
Context examples
He had been making north by east, away from the Dease Divide and into the Coppermine Valley.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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