nor'-east

nor'-east: I

noun

the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

• Syn: ↑northeast, ↑northeastward, ↑NE

• Hypernyms: ↑compass point, ↑point

II

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

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