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Definition of North by east
1. Noun. The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
Definition of North by east
1. Noun. The compass point halfway between north and north-northeast, specifically 11.25°. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of North By East
Literary usage of North by east
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)
"The thirteenth, the shippes way to noone North by East, twentie two leagues.
Wee steered North the wind West, variation five degrees thirtie minutes ..."
2. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"The thirteenth, the shippes way to noone North by East, twentie two leagues.
Wee steered North the wind West, variation five degrees thirtie minutes ..."
3. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English by Richard Hakluyt (1905)
"The thirteenth, the shippes way to noone North by East, twentie two leagues.
Wee steered North the wind West, variation five degrees thirtie minutes ..."
4. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1843)
"... towards the west as the ship's head went round from north by east to south,
and towards the east as her head passed from south through west to north. ..."
5. A Physical, Historical, Political & Descriptive Geography by Keith Johnston (1908)
"... has to learn is that of " boxing the compass," or telling ofl' these thirty-two
points in order thus:— NORTH. SOUTH. north by east. South by west. ..."
6. The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Ll.D.: Eleven Volumes in Two by Thomas Dick (1851)
"north by east from Aries is Musca, or the Fly, which consists of four or five stars,
... north by east from the Fly, at the distance of about 15°, ..."
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