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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and north-northeast, or 11°15′ east of due north.
- adverb & adjective Toward or from north by east.
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- noun The
compass point halfway betweennorth andnorth-northeast , specifically 11.25°.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
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