NORTH BY EAST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north

Synonyms:

NbE; north by east

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("north by east" is a kind of...):

compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)

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