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NORTHEAST BY EAST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does northeast by east mean?
• NORTHEAST BY EAST (noun)
The noun NORTHEAST BY EAST has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is one point east of northeast
Familiarity information: NORTHEAST BY EAST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is one point east of northeast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
NEbE; northeast by east
Hypernyms ("northeast 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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