east-northeast
noun
east-north·east
ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E
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The advisory also states that the storm is moving east-northeast at 29 mph with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph away from Bermuda.
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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 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
The storm was about 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving 40 mph, the advisory said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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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 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
The storm was about 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving 40 mph, the advisory said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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