east-northeast

noun

east-north·​east ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst How to pronounce east-northeast (audio)
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E

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The quake struck at 9.26 p.m. on Wednesday, at a depth of about 2.3 miles beneath its epicenter on the surface, which lay roughly 12 miles east-northeast of Falls City. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 It was detected about 12 miles east-northeast from the town of Falls City, which is roughly a 45-mile drive southeast from San Antonio. — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

circa 1605, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of east-northeast was circa 1605

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