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DictionarynortheastCompass direction
noun / adjective / adverb

northeast

north-EEST/ˌnɔrθˈist/

The direction halfway between north and east.

The compass arrow points northeast between north and east.

Compass rose with main arrow halfway between top and right and ONLY N E NE labels at correct positions.
Etymology
northOld Englishnorthward; in the north
+eastOld Englisheast; eastward

The Old English compound combined north and east to name the direction halfway between them. It has retained that same straightforward compass meaning.

In context

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so now I'm looking towards the West the north west the north the Northeast and the east
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More examples

  • We drove northeast toward the hills.
  • A northeast wind cooled the town.
  • The cabin stands in the northeast corner of the property.

Forms

northeast