# northeast

Pronunciation: US say "north-EEST" /ˌnɔɹθˈist/; UK say "nawth-EEST" /ˌnɔːθˈiːst/

## Noun

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east, at a bearing of 45 degrees.
   - Simple: The point on a compass that lies halfway between north and east.
   - _The trail bent toward the northeast as it climbed the ridge._
   - _Her compass needle settled a few degrees off the northeast._

## Adverb

2. In or toward the direction that lies between north and east.
   - Simple: Toward the point that lies between north and east.
   - _The geese flew northeast as the cold weather set in._
   - _After the fork, the highway runs northeast for nearly fifty miles._

## Adjective

3. Situated toward or facing the direction that lies between north and east.
   - Simple: Placed toward, or facing, the direction between north and east.
   - _The northeast wing of the house gets the first sun each day._
   - _Their cabin sits on the northeast shore of the lake._
4. Belonging to, located in, or characteristic of the northeastern region of a place.
   - Simple: Belonging to or found in the part of a place that lies toward the northeast.
   - _The festival celebrates the folk music of the northeast highlands._
   - _Several northeast dialects preserve words lost elsewhere._
5. Blowing or arriving from the direction that lies between north and east.
   - Simple: Coming from the point between north and east, as a wind does.
   - _Sailors braced for the northeast gale forecast that evening._
   - _A steady northeast current pushed the boats off course._

## Origin

From Middle English "northest," from Old English "norþēast," equivalent to "north" plus "east."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/northeast (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).