east-northeast
noun
east-north·east
ˈēst-nȯrth-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points north of due east : N67°30′E
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The first storm, Tropical Storm Humberto, formed Wednesday afternoon a few hundred miles east-northeast of the eastern Caribbean.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
As of early Thursday morning, Tropical Storm Humberto was located in the central Atlantic, northeast of Puerto Rico and several hundred miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Tropical Storm Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The storm was about 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving 40 mph, the advisory said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
On Thursday night, Erin had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was 420 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, moving northeast at 20 mph.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Erin was about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
As of early Thursday morning, Tropical Storm Humberto was located in the central Atlantic, northeast of Puerto Rico and several hundred miles east-northeast of the northern Leeward Islands.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Tropical Storm Humberto is in the Atlantic Ocean, 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The storm was about 550 miles east-northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, moving 40 mph, the advisory said.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The earthquake struck above sea level, with its epicenter about 0 miles east-northeast of The Geysers.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The quake was reported at 11:47 p.m. some 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
On Thursday night, Erin had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and was 420 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, moving northeast at 20 mph.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Erin was about 370 miles east-northeast of Cape Hatteras.
—Allen G. Breed, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
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