Definition

Noun: - The compass point that is one point east of northeast: This is a precise direction on a mariner's or 32-point compass, located exactly midway between northeast (NE) and east-northeast (ENE). It is one of the 32 principal points used for detailed navigation.

Usage

This term is used almost exclusively in the context of navigation, meteorology (for wind direction), and cartography to denote a very specific bearing. - Primary Context: Specifying a direction more accurately than the cardinal or intercardinal points. - Formality: Technical and formal; not common in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Navigation:
  • The captain set a course of northeast by east to avoid the shallow waters.
  • The storm is moving northeast by east at 15 knots.
• Description:
  • From the lighthouse, the small island bears northeast by east.
  • The wind shifted from northeast to northeast by east overnight.

Advanced Usage & Notes

• Abbreviation: Often abbreviated as NEbE on charts and in logs.
• Compass Points: On a traditional 32-point compass, the points are spaced at 11.25 degrees apart. Northeast by east is 33.75 degrees east of true north (or 33.75° on a 360-degree bearing).
• Precision: It represents a higher degree of directional precision than simply "northeast" or "east-northeast."

Variants and Related Words

• Northeast (NE): The intercardinal direction midway between north and east (45°).
• East-northeast (ENE): The compass point that is one point north of east (67.5°). This is the point of northeast by east.
• North-northeast (NNE): The compass point that is one point east of north (22.5°).
• Bearing: A direction expressed as an angle from north.

Synonyms

• NEbE (The standard abbreviation).
• 33.75 degrees (When using a 360-degree bearing).

Antonyms

• Southwest by west (SWbW): The directly opposite compass point (213.75°).

Noun

1. the compass point that is one point east of northeast