HyperDic: north_by_west

English > 1 sense of the expression *north by west*:
NOUN	relation	north by west, NbW	the compass point that is one point west of due north

English > *north by west*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The compass point that is one point west of due north.
Synonym	NbW
Broader	compass point, point	Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass