northeast

plural northeasts · alternative UK north-east · alternative nor'-east · alternative abbreviation NE

1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

   The task of discussing priority concerns for this region is complicated by the fact that there are essentially two rural northeasts.

   1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, and Rural Development, Rural Economic Development: Hearings, page 1604

   Antonyms: southwest

comparative more northeast · superlative most northeast · alternative UK north-east · alternative nor'-east · alternative abbreviation NE

1. not comparableusuallyOf, in or pertaining to the northeast; northeastern.

   "PG&E is aware of a power outage initially impacting about 61,000 customers in the area northeast of Sacramento including Auburn, Grass Valley and Loomis.

   2026 June 20, Erin Heft, “Massive PG&E power outage leaves approximately 61,000 customers in the dark across Placer County”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026

2. not comparableusuallySituated toward or in the direction of the northeast; northeastward; northeasterly.

   a northeast course

   1 more example

   Chungshe is one of eleven villages in Liuchia township, Tainan county (see Maps 2 and 3). It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of Tainan city.

   1972, Burton Pasternak, Kinship & Community in Two Chinese Villages, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10

3. not comparableusuallyComing from the northeast; northeasterly.

   a northeast wind

   1 more example

   A September morning brought a stiff northeast wind that blew at 30 miles an hour and kept small craft out of the sound.

   1987 October, Charles E. Cobb, Jr., “North Carolina's Outer Banks”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 510

comparative further northeast · comparative farther northeast · superlative furthest northeast · superlative farthest northeast · alternative UK north-east · alternative nor'-east · alternative abbreviation NE

1. not comparableusuallyTowards the direction of the northeast; northeastwards.

   We are travelling northeast at the moment.

alternative North East

1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
   1. USThe northeastern region of the contiguous United States including New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, sometimes inclusive of Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, Virginia and West Virginia.

      Many of the dynamics today in West Virginia would be familiar in old industrial towns in the Northeast, or in rural communities across the Midwest.

      2021 February 8, Emily Badger, “West Virginia Has Everyone’s Attention. What Does It Really Need?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2021

   2. UKalternativeAlternative form of North East (“a region of England”).
   3. ChinaThe northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning in China.
   4. IndiaThe northeastern region of India including Assam and its surrounding states.

alternative North East

1. A place in the United States:
   1. A township in Adams County, Illinois.
   2. A township in Orange County, Indiana.
   3. A defined community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   4. A section in Billings, Montana.
   5. A quadrant in Washington, D.C..