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NEbN

NEbN

9.9
A compass direction slightly north of northeast at 33.75°
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : NEbN
  • The ship changed course to NEbN to avoid the storm and stay on schedule.

Examples

  • He marked their route at NEbN on the navigational chart.

  • Sailors must know how to distinguish NEbN from similar compass points in poor visibility.

  • The wind was blowing from the NEbN direction.

  • Can you tell me the angle for NEbN?

  • Sailors must know how to distinguish NEbN from similar compass points in poor visibility.

  • The ship changed course to NEbN to avoid the storm and stay on schedule.

  • He marked their route at NEbN on the navigational chart.

Synonyms

northeast by north
vsNEbN
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east

has the same exact meaning but uses an abbreviated notation

Surface Forms

NEbN singular

Etymology

NEbN stands for 'north-east by north' and comes from sailors' old way of naming compass points, where NE means 'northeast', by means 'a little toward', and N means 'north'. So NEbN means 'just north of northeast' and is used to give a very exact direction of 33.75 degrees.