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North by west   /nɔrθ baɪ wɛst/   Listen
North by west

noun
1.
The compass point that is one point west of due north.  Synonym: NbW.





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... now trended north by west and we continued to run along it. After passing Mangrove Point the sandy dunes along the shore ceased, and the land appeared to be scarcely elevated above the level of the sea: not a hill or tree ...
— Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 1 (of 2) • George Grey


Words linked to "North by west" :   point, compass point


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