north east
/nɔrθˈist/
noun
- The direction or region halfway between north and east.
- The storm is moving toward the north-east.
- They live in the north-east of the country.
- The compass pointed to the north-east.
Antonyms
adjective
- Located in or coming from the north-east.
- We took the north-east road to the mountains.
- The north-east corner of the building has a beautiful view.
- The north-east wind brought heavy rain.
adverb
- Toward or in the north-east.
- The trail leads north-east through the forest.
- The birds flew north-east for the winter.
- We drove north-east for two hours.