Northeasterly
[,nɔːθ'iːstəlɪ] or [,nɔrθ'istɚli]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.
(adv.) Toward the northeast.
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Examples
- They kept on a north-northeasterly course for two days, when they were overtaken by a calm which lasted for nearly a week. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The path wound through the jungle in a northeasterly direction, and along it the column moved in single file. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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