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Northeast — North east , a. Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind. [1913 Webster] {Northeast passage}, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northeast — [nôrth΄ēst′; ] naut. [ nôr΄ēst′] n. 1. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between north and east; 45° east of due north 2. a district or region in or toward this direction adj. 1. in, of, to, toward, or facing the… … English World dictionary
Northeast — North east , adv. Toward the northeast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Northeast — North east , n. The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
northeast — O.E. norð east; see NORTH (Cf. north) + EAST (Cf. east). Related: Northeasterly (1743) … Etymology dictionary
Northeast — Northeastern redirects here. For the school, see Northeastern University. A compass rose with Northeast highlighted Northeast or north east is the ordinal direction halfway between north and east. It is the opposite of southwest. The terms… … Wikipedia
northeast — north|east1 Northeast [ˌno:θˈi:st US ˌno:rθ ] n written abbreviation NE [U] 1.) the direction that is exactly between north and east 2.) the northeast the northeastern part of a country >northeast adv ▪ He headed northeast across the open sea … Dictionary of contemporary English
northeast — north•east [[t]ˌnɔrθˈist[/t]] naut. [[t]ˌnɔr [/t]] n. 1) geo navig. naut. a point on the compass midway between north and east Abbr.: NE 2) 2) geo a region in this direction 3) geg the Northeast, the northeastern part of the United States 4)… … From formal English to slang
northeast — northeastern, adj. /nawrth eest /; Naut. /nawr eest /, n. 1. a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbr.: NE 2. a region in this direction. 3. the Northeast, the northeastern part of the United States. adv. 4. toward or in … Universalium
northeast — 1 written abbreviation NE noun (U) 1 the direction that is exactly between north and east 2 the northeast the northeastern part of a country northeast adverb: This road goes northeast. 2 written abbreviation NE adjective 1 a northeast wind comes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
