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 rattled parts of the Andes in both Argentina and nearby Chile, striking about 60 miles east-northeast of Los Andes, Chile, at a depth of 75 miles, according to the USGS map. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 The epicenter was situated about 7 miles east-northeast of Red Bluff, at a depth of 14 miles. Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Live Science continues by stating that archaeologists calculated the movement of the sun in relation to the mound, which was positioned east-northeast and would align with the sunrise on the day of the summer solstice. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025 The advisory also states that the storm is moving east-northeast at 29 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph away from Bermuda. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 With maximum sustained winds of 80 mph, the hurricane is moving east-northeast at 30 mph. Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 The quake was recorded at 9:59 p.m. local time on Tuesday with the centre at 19 km east-northeast of Bogo City, Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025 The storm is currently 395 miles west-southwest of Bermuda and is moving east-northeast at 21 mph, according to an 8 a.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center. Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 1 Oct. 2025 The first storm, Tropical Storm Humberto, formed Wednesday afternoon a few hundred miles east-northeast of the eastern Caribbean. Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of east-northeast was circa 1605

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