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Definition of East by south
1. Noun. The compass point that is one point south of due east.
Definition of East by south
1. Noun. The compass point halfway between east and east-southeast, specifically 101.125°, abbreviated as EbS. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of East By South
Literary usage of East by south
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hakluytus Posthumus, Or, Purchas His Pilgrimes: Contayning a History of the by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"We steered East by South, and East South-east. Latitude sixe degrees tenne minutes,
way East twenty eight leagues. Note, that yee may boldly keepe betweene ..."
2. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"We steered East by South, and East South-east. Latitude sixe degrees tenne minutes,
way East twenty eight leagues. Note, that yee may boldly keepe betweene ..."
3. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English by Richard Hakluyt (1905)
"We steered East by South, and East South-east. Latitude sixe degrees tenne minutes,
way East twenty eight leagues. Note, that yee may boldly keepe betweene ..."
4. The Voyages of Captain James Cook: Illustrated with Maps and Numerous by James Cook (1842)
"I should have got near the shore again on the 15th, for a supply of fruit or
roots, but the wind happening to be at south-east by south, and south ..."
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