Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Northeast

Northeast , noun

The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

Northeast , adjective

Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.
Collocations (1)
Northeast passage , a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.

Northeast , adverb

Toward the northeast.