noun
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
• Syn: ↑northeast, ↑northeastward, ↑NE
• Hypernyms: ↑compass point, ↑point
adverb
to, toward, or in the northeast
• Syn: ↑northeast, ↑north-east
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north-eastˈ or (archaic or poetic) nor'-eastˈ (also /nörthˈ or nörˈ/) noun
1. The direction midway between north and east
2. The region lying in that direction
3. The wind blowing from that direction
adjective and adverb
1. In or towards the north-east
2. (of a wind) from the north-east
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Main Entry: ↑north
Useful english dictionary. 2012.