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north by west

noun

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


north by west

noun

  1. one point on the compass west of north, 348° 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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The next morning the wind was still north by west, having hauled only a single point in twelve hours; showing that we had been running, neck and neck, with the gale.

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In these storms the wind invariably circulates from north by west through south to east.

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Having only a small peel," rejoined Heiton, "it is necessary I should look after it when a thousand Scotts are marching north by west.

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