east by south

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east by south

n.
The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due east and east-southeast, or 101°15′ east of due north.
adv. & adj.
Toward or from east by south.
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east by south

n
(Navigation) one point on the compass south of east, 101° 15′ clockwise from north
adj, adv
(Navigation) in, from, or towards this direction
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east′ by south′


n.
a point on the compass 11°15~ south of east. Abbr.: EbS
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.east by south - the compass point that is one point south of due east
EbS
compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
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est-quart-sud-est
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The storm continued to rage for three days, and as far as the wind scarce varied a point during all that time, I knew that we must be far beyond thirty, drifting rapidly east by south. All this time it had been impossible to work upon the damaged engines or the gravity-screen generators; but we had a full set of instruments upon the bridge, for Alvarez, after discovering my intentions, had fetched the reserve instruments from his own cabin, where he had hidden them.
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