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# northeast

«northeast» in Mova's school dictionary: **the direction halfway between north and east on a compass** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the northeast); adjective (northeast, northeastern); adverb (northeast); also «north-east»

### meaning for a pupil

1) Northeast is the direction halfway between north and east on a compass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#m1)

2) The northeast of a country or area is the part in that direction, for example the Northeast of England or the northeastern United States. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#m2)

3) A northeast wind blows from the northeast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and maps it is one of the eight main compass points (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW); on a map with north at the top it is the top-right corner. In maths it is halfway between north and east, 45 degrees from each. Phrases: «in the northeast», «to the northeast of», «head northeast», «a northeast wind».

### examples

- The treasure is buried to the northeast of the old oak tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x1)
- Newcastle is in the northeast of England. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x2)
- Turn the compass so the needle points north, then look halfway towards east: that is northeast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x3)
- A cold northeast wind blew across the field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x4)
- Maine and Vermont are in the northeastern United States. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x5)
- The ship sailed northeast for two days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x6)
- Northeast is written NE on a map. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x7)
- I am Momotaro, and I am on my way to subdue the devils in their island stronghold in the northeast of Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/#x8)

### note

Short form NE. US spelling usually «northeast», UK often «north-east». Wind names say where the wind comes FROM: a northeast wind blows from the northeast towards the southwest. Northeast is 45 degrees clockwise from north.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «northeast» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/northeast/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.