What does "northeast" mean?
Northeast: The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
Additional senses
- 2.Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.
- 3.Toward the northeast.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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