HyperDic: north_by_east

English > 1 sense of the expression *north by east*:
NOUN	relation	north by east, NbE	the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north

English > *north by east*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north.
Synonym	NbE
Broader	compass point, point	Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass