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east by north

noun

, Navigation, Surveying.
  1. a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. : EbN

east by north

noun

  1. one point on the compass north of east, 78° 45′ clockwise from north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. in, from, or towards this direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

On finally leaving it, on December 30, the ships steered east-by-north for New Zealand.

The French fleet wore soon after, standing about north-east-by-north, on an easy bowline.

He turned east, northeast, east-by-north, like a compass on a binge.

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