- due east
- A compass point, directly east. 23 Am J2d Deeds § 248.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
due east
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due east — noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees • Syn: ↑east, ↑eastward, ↑E • Hypernyms: ↑cardinal compass point * * * due north/south/ … Useful english dictionary
east by north — n. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between due east and east northeast; 11°15′ north of due east … English World dictionary
east by south — n. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between due east and east southeast; 11°15′ south of due east … English World dictionary
East — ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East by north — East East ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East by south — East East ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East-northeast — East East ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
East-southeast — East East ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
east-northeast — [ēst′nôrth΄ēst′; ] naut [., ēstnôrēst′] n. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between due east and northeast; 22°30′ north of due east adj., adv. 1. in or toward this direction 2. from this direction, as a wind … English World dictionary
east-southeast — [ēst′south΄ēst′; ] naut. [, ēstsouēst′] n. the direction, or the point on a mariner s compass, halfway between due east and southeast; 22°30′ south of due east adj., adv. 1. in or toward this direction 2. from this direction, as a wind … English World dictionary
