Wiktionary
northeast by east
n. The compass point halfway between northeast and east-northeast, specifically 56.25°, abbreviated as NEbE.
WordNet
northeast by east
n. the compass point that is one point east of northeast [syn: NEbE]
Usage examples of "northeast by east".
And, as they watched, they could see the fishboat rise slightly from the water on its hydrofoils, then take off in the plume of spray that arrowed northeast by east.
Sophie reduced sail, but her head was pointing east-northeast by east.