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🧭 A compass point ➡️ Toward northeast
nor'-east

nor'-east

9.7
The compass point halfway between north and east
  • noun
  • /nɔrˈist/
  • Archaic
translation icon : noreste
  • The nor'-east winds are typical for this season.

Examples

  • The wind is blowing from the nor'-east today.

  • The storm was approaching from the nor'-east, bringing heavy winds.

  • A cold breeze blew steadily from the nor'-east all morning.

  • Sailors adjusted their course to head nor'-east toward the next port.

  • Sailors adjusted their course to head nor'-east toward the next port.

  • A cold breeze blew steadily from the nor'-east all morning.

  • The storm was approaching from the nor'-east, bringing heavy winds.

Synonyms

northeast
vsnor'-east
35 1.0

The direction halfway between north and east at a 45 degree angle

is the same compass point but written in a variant form
NE
vsnor'-east
2 4.0

A compass direction halfway between north and east at 45 degrees

is the same point but written in full form rather than as initials
northeastward
vsnor'-east
2.8

The direction halfway between north and east on a compass

is the same compass point but shown in a different spelling and punctuation
north-east
vsnor'-east
1.0

Toward the north and east

names the fixed compass point rather than movement toward it

Antonyms

southwest
21 1.0

The direction halfway between south and west

Surface Forms

nor'-east singular
nor'-easts plural

Morphology

nor'-east = north + east (transparent) = north + east

A straightforward compound of 'north' + 'east' indicating the direction halfway between them; the contracted form does not alter the compositional meaning.

Etymology

Nor'-east is simply a joining of the common words north and east, so it names the compass point halfway between them — 'between north and east' at about 45 degrees.