northeast
The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
Synonyms
- nor'-east
Word history
From Old English "norþēast".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “northeast” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.