1
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind
2
: situated toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner
1
a
: the general direction between north and east
b
: the point midway between the north and east compass points
2
capitalized
: regions or countries lying to the northeast of a specified or implied point of orientation
Examples of northeast in a Sentence
Adverb
It's a few miles northeast of here.
We left the city and headed northeast.
Adjective
My office is in the northeast corner of the building.
Noun
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
Parts of the Northeast were hit hard by the storm.
I grew up in the Northeast.
Recent Examples on the Web
Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2024
Mount Ulla is about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The siblings grew up in a small town about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The 2024 total solar eclipse will traverse a path northeast across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Havre de Grace is about a 40 mile drive northeast of Baltimore.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Muncie is about a 70-mile drive northeast from Indianapolis.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
This will be an addition to routes for Thursdays and Sundays beginning in early May at the airport in Cabarrus County, just northeast of Charlotte.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Central Indiana is particularly at risk for large hail Sunday, especially along the I-70 corridor just northeast of Terre Haute, said Andrew White, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2024
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Scottsdale City Councilmembers share some of their mayor's concerns about the Arizona Coyotes' plan to build an arena in northeast Phoenix near their city's border, but none are even close to being as strongly opposed to the development as the city's top official was earlier this week.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The accident took place on March 29 in northeast Oregon, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The ribbon-cutting at the 15,000-square-foot annex was a festive affair, with Mayor Mike Duggan among the speakers at the center on Detroit's northeast side, and Stafford signing autographs.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
Their bodies were found March 15 as police conducted a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of Orchard Trace Lane in northeast Charlotte, CMPD reports.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
So the park’s northeast corner might feel a bit more crowded.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The system will produce heavy, wet snow over north-central New England and northeast New York and pass through Maine on Thursday, the National Weather Service Prediction Center forecast.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Meteorologists expect 1-2 feet of snow to over New England, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeast New York, according to the National Weather Service.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
The fish were being transported from the Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon to the Imnaha River, where they were set to be released to try and bolster fish stocks in the area.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Hazardous weather is indeed moving off to our northeast, with flood watches (dark green) now dropped in the immediate region.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
All of southeast Africa was spread out below: Mozambique to the east, south and west, Tanzania to the far northeast, Zambia to the far northwest.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Most of the rain is done by early afternoon, but some showers could linger past that, especially east and northeast.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Surrounded by the savannahs of Botswana’s northeast, the pancake-flat Makgadikgadi Basin is one of the largest salt pans in the world.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
The south, which has long been far-right territory, went to Marine Le Pen, as did large swaths of the postindustrial northeast, a region that was once the breeding ground of the French Communist Party.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The path of totality − a 124-mile wide band − will cross Ohio from southwest to northeast.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2024
Adverb
Born in Vandergrift, Pa., a small town about 30 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Roselle attended West Chester University before getting a PhD in Mathematics from Duke.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2024
Mount Ulla is about 40 miles northeast of Charlotte.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
The siblings grew up in a small town about 30 miles northeast of Tulsa.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
The 2024 total solar eclipse will traverse a path northeast across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Havre de Grace is about a 40 mile drive northeast of Baltimore.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
Muncie is about a 70-mile drive northeast from Indianapolis.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
This will be an addition to routes for Thursdays and Sundays beginning in early May at the airport in Cabarrus County, just northeast of Charlotte.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Central Indiana is particularly at risk for large hail Sunday, especially along the I-70 corridor just northeast of Terre Haute, said Andrew White, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The areas that face the greatest threat of severe weather are east and north of the immediate Kansas City metro in northeast and north central Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Scottsdale City Councilmembers share some of their mayor's concerns about the Arizona Coyotes' plan to build an arena in northeast Phoenix near their city's border, but none are even close to being as strongly opposed to the development as the city's top official was earlier this week.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The accident took place on March 29 in northeast Oregon, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The ribbon-cutting at the 15,000-square-foot annex was a festive affair, with Mayor Mike Duggan among the speakers at the center on Detroit's northeast side, and Stafford signing autographs.
—Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
Their bodies were found March 15 as police conducted a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of Orchard Trace Lane in northeast Charlotte, CMPD reports.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
So the park’s northeast corner might feel a bit more crowded.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The system will produce heavy, wet snow over north-central New England and northeast New York and pass through Maine on Thursday, the National Weather Service Prediction Center forecast.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Meteorologists expect 1-2 feet of snow to over New England, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northeast New York, according to the National Weather Service.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
Piedmont Park, situated in Midtown’s northeast, was a popular cruising spot, thanks to the privacy offered by its dense vegetation.
—Longreads, 4 Apr. 2024
The fish were being transported from the Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon to the Imnaha River, where they were set to be released to try and bolster fish stocks in the area.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Hazardous weather is indeed moving off to our northeast, with flood watches (dark green) now dropped in the immediate region.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
All of southeast Africa was spread out below: Mozambique to the east, south and west, Tanzania to the far northeast, Zambia to the far northwest.
—Mark Jenkins, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
Most of the rain is done by early afternoon, but some showers could linger past that, especially east and northeast.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Surrounded by the savannahs of Botswana’s northeast, the pancake-flat Makgadikgadi Basin is one of the largest salt pans in the world.
—Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
The south, which has long been far-right territory, went to Marine Le Pen, as did large swaths of the postindustrial northeast, a region that was once the breeding ground of the French Communist Party.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
The path of totality − a 124-mile wide band − will cross Ohio from southwest to northeast.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2024
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northeast
1 of 3 adverb
north·east
nȯr-ˈthēst 
nautical
nȯ-ˈrēst
: to or toward the northeast
northeast
2 of 3 noun1
: the direction between north and east
2
capitalized
: regions or countries northeast of a point that is mentioned or understood
northeast
3 of 3 adjective1
: placed or lying toward or at the northeast
the northeast corner
2
: coming from the northeast
a northeast wind
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