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单词 east by south
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east by south


noun Navigation, Surveying.

a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of east. Abbreviation: EbS

Words nearby east by south

East Berlin, East Berliner, eastbound, Eastbourne, east by north, east by south, East Cape, East Chicago, East China Sea, East Cleveland, East Coast
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Example sentences from the Web for east by south

  • We are now 1530 feet above sea-level, east-by-south from last camp—Mount Owen Stanley due north.

    Adventures in New Guinea|James Chalmers
  • At nine got under weigh, and ran in on an east-by-south course four and a half or five miles towards Tanjong Api.

    Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846|Various
  • This island lies with that of Santa Isabel west-by-north and east-by-south.

    The Solomon Islands and Their Natives|H. B. (Henry Brougham) Guppy

British Dictionary definitions for east by south

east by south

noun

one point on the compass south of east, 101° 15′ clockwise from north

adjective, adverb

in, from, or towards this direction
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