northeast

Etymology

From north + east.

noun

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
   Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city. 1972, Burton Pasternak, Kinship & Community in Two Chinese Villages, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10
   The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts. 1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development, Rural Economic Development: Hearings, page 1604

adj

1. Of, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.
2. Situated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly.
   A northeast course.
3. Coming from the northeast; northeasterly.
   A northeast wind.

adv

1. Towards or in the direction of the northeast; northeastwards.
   We are travelling northeast at the moment.