east-by-north

He hugged the Horn, and a dozen times lay hove to with the iron Cape bearing east-by-north, or north-north-east,

MAKE WESTING 2010

He hugged the Horn, and a dozen times lay hove to with the iron Cape bearing east-by-north, or north-north-east, a score of miles away.

Make Westing 1911

He hugged the Horn, and a dozen times lay hove to with the iron cape bearing east-by-north, or north-northeast, a score of miles away.

Make Westing 1909

He hugged the Horn, and a dozen times lay hove to with the iron Cape bearing east-by-north, or north-north-east, a score of miles away.

When God Laughs: and other stories Jack London 1896

They were answered by caps flourished to starboard from the bridge, and outstretched arms which pointed across the Atlantic Ocean, while the course changed slowly to north, then faster as wind and sea bore on the other bow, until the steamer steadied and remained at east-by-north.

"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Morgan Robertson 1888

The wind was then east-south-east; but scarcely had the sails been trimmed to haul off it than the wind shifted to east-by-north, which made it very doubtful whether the ship could clear the reef.

Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

On finally leaving it, on December 30, the ships steered east-by-north for New

Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Here we found the flood setting east-by-north, and the ebb west - by-south; there were shoals and small islands between us and the main, which caused the tide to set very inconstantly, and make many whirlings in the water; yet we did not find the tide to set strong any way, nor the water to rise much.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792

For this twenty-four hours we steered east-by-north with a large wind, yet made but an east-by-south half south course, though the variation was not above 7 degrees east.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792

From that time to the next morning we had fair clear weather, and a fine moderate gale from south-east to east-by-north: but at daybreak the clouds began to fly, and it lightened very much in the east, south-east, and north - east.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792