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ENE

ENE

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A compass direction halfway between east and northeast at 67.5 degrees
  • noun
  • /ˌiːˌɛnˈiː/
translation icon : ENE
  • Wishing to avoid an unpleasant sce-e-e-ene

Examples

  • The weather forecast indicated that the storm was coming from an ENE direction.

  • However, winds are forecasted to be from the N or ENE.

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  • Now going ENE.

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  • Sleeping With the Ene--

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  • At sunrise, we noticed the ship was sailing ENE towards the horizon.

  • The hikers followed the trail that led ENE through the dense woods.

Synonyms

east-northeast
vsENE
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A compass point halfway between east and northeast

is written as letters rather than in full words

Surface Forms

ENE singular
ENEs plural

Morphology

ENE = east + northeast (semi-transparent) = E + N + E

ENE is a direct initialism/abbreviation of the compound 'east-northeast' (E + NE), so its structure and meaning are straightforward from the base directions. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]

Etymology

The word ENE is a compass abbreviation that combines east and northeast, so it points halfway between those two directions. That's why ENE means the direction 'east-northeast', used on maps and by sailors to show the bearing of about 67.5°.