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north by northeast

north by northeast noun: north-northeast, the compass point between north and northeast.

Noun

north by northeast

  1. North-northeast, the compass point between north and northeast.
    • Next go north by northeast to the nose of a beast.1997, Susan Julio, Great Map Mysteries, →ISBN, page 21
    • Ruling out any areas that have been bombed, we have decided to head north by northeast.2010, J. L. Bourne, Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon, →ISBN

Questions about north by northeast

What does north by northeast mean?
North by northeast means north-northeast, the compass point between north and northeast.
What part of speech is north by northeast?
North by northeast is a noun.

Words near north by northeast in the dictionary

  1. North Brother
  2. North Brunswick
  3. North Bruny
  4. North Burnett
  5. north by east
  6. north by northeast
  7. north by northwest
  8. north by west
  9. North Cackalack
  10. North Cackalacky
  11. North Cadbury

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