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NORTH BY EAST
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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)