Wiktionary
northeast by north
n. The compass point halfway between northeast and north-northeast, specifically 33.75°, abbreviated as NEbN.
WordNet
northeast by north
n. the compass point that is one point north of northeast [syn: NEbN]
Usage examples of "northeast by north".
Having forded the river, the four headed northeast by north, still following the Sword of Wisdom in Ben's hands.
For more than two months, ever since they had dared to leave the camp on the Moroccan shore to which they had been diverted by their elders, the runaway adult children of Ocala Island had fled northeast by north toward that landmark that had somehow become symbolic of their guilt and daring.