north by northeast

English

Noun

north by northeast

1. North-northeast, the compass point between north and northeast.
   • 1997, Susan Julio, Great Map Mysteries, →ISBN, page 21:

     Next go north by northeast to the nose of a beast.

   • 2010, J. L. Bourne, Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon, →ISBN:

     Ruling out any areas that have been bombed, we have decided to head north by northeast.

   • 2014, Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, Miracle at Midway, →ISBN:

     And a plane from Wotje saw a submarine 500 miles north by northeast of that island.

Further reading

• “north by northeast”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Points of the compass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• northeast by north