north-east

1.0

Toward the north and east

adverb
/nɔrθ-iːst/

: noreste

Situated in the north-east of the country, the town is known for its beautiful scenery.

Examples

- Check plane to north-east.

In Harm's Way (1965)
The wind is blowing from the north-east, making it quite chilly today.
Small training plane moving north-east to south-west...

In Harm's Way (1965)
Three F4Fs proceeding north-east... - ...to south-west.

In Harm's Way (1965)
Bulldog, you're two klicks north—east of our position.

More American Graffiti (1979)
To reach the village, travel north-east for about ten miles.

Synonyms

northeast

vsnorth-east

25 1.0

To move toward the north and east

expresses the same direction as the given definition

northeastward

vsnorth-east

1 3.2

In the direction halfway between north and east on a compass

states the same direction but without that specific adverbial ending

northeasterly

vsnorth-east

1 3.2

On the northeast side of a place like a building

focuses on locations rather than explicitly showing movement toward it

northeastwardly

vsnorth-east

6.2

Toward the northeast

means the same direction but uses a different word ending

nor'-east

vsnorth-east

Archaic

9.9

In the direction halfway between north and east

is the neutral modern form without the archaic or nautical tone

Antonyms

southwest

19 1.0

Toward the direction halfway between south and west

Surface Forms

north-east positive

northeast positive

Morphology

north-east = north + east (transparent) = north + east

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the two directional words 'north' and 'east', which most learners know.

Etymology

North-east joins the simple directions north and east, so it literally means the direction 'between' 'north' and 'east' on a compass; that's why saying 'go north-east' means to move toward both 'north' and 'east' at the same time.