northeast
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- adverb
- /ˌnɔrˈθiːst/
:
al noreste
- If you go down the coast, you really go northeast toward Bar Harbor.
- miles northeast
- kilometers northeast
- km northeast
Examples
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We're five miles northeast of the Pendleton's last known location.
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Polokwane, formerly Pietersburg, is approximately three hours northeast by car from Johannesburg, in the high veld (savanna).
Academic text (2018) -
Maybe about 50 miles northeast of here.
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- About 30 miles northeast.
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Now look, we're roughly 30 miles northeast of the river here.
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Out comes the map, and it appears that the venue is about two hours northeast of Amsterdam.
Academic text (2004) -
Reconnaissance located an island 3 kilometers northeast of our current position.
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Moving northeast towards Allentown, Reading and Lancaster.
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There's a trading post 35 miles northeast of here in the great plateau.
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The campsite is located 10 miles northeast of the nearest town.
Synonyms
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3.2
In the direction halfway between north and east on a compass
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3.2
On the northeast side of a place like a building
Toward the northeast
In the direction halfway between north and east
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
- Specialized
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4.6
The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- Specialized
A compass direction one point east of northeast, halfway to east-northeast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Northeast combines north and east, and used as an adverb it tells direction, meaning 'to' or 'toward' the north and east. So, to go northeast is to move in the direction between north and east.