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Meanings of nor'-nor'-east in English

The compass point that is midway between north and northeast.

        To, toward, or in the north-northeast.

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              Examples for "north northeast"
              Examples for "north northeast"
              1
              We're now going a quarter-mile north northeast from here.
              The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine
              2
              Then turn and go one-quarter of a mile southeast and then a quarter of a mile north northeast.
              The Go Ahead Boys and Simon's Mine
              1
              At length we came to a stately stream that flowed in a NNE.
              The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
              2
              The oral bioavailability of NNE was studied in rats and pigs.
              Pubmed
              3
              The length of the ground is about 4 miles NNE.
              Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
              4
              A narrow rocky ridge 2 miles long, in a NNE.
              Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine
              5
              Lies offshore NNE about 7 miles from West Sandy Cove.
              Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine