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EAST BY SOUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does east by south mean?
• EAST BY SOUTH (noun)
The noun EAST BY SOUTH has 1 sense:
1. the compass point that is one point south of due east
Familiarity information: EAST BY SOUTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The compass point that is one point south of due east
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
east by south; EbS
Hypernyms ("east by south" is a kind of...):
compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)
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