north-east

Examples

• All

• - 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

N

northeast

vsnorth-east

25 1.0

To move toward the north and east

expresses the same direction as the given definition

N

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

N

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

N

nor'-east

vsnorth-east

• Archaic

1 9.9

In the direction halfway between north and east

is the neutral modern form without the archaic or nautical tone

N

northeastwardly

vsnorth-east

1 6.2

Toward the northeast

means the same direction but uses a different word ending

Antonyms

S

southwest

31 1.0

Toward the direction halfway between south and west

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology