compass point

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noun

any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- he checked the point on his compass
• Syn:
point
• Hypernyms:
direction
• Hyponyms:
cardinal compass point, north by east, NbE, north northeast, nor'-nor'-east,
NNE, northeast by north, NEbN, northeast, nor'-east, northeastward,
NE, northeast by east, NEbE, east northeast, ENE, east by north,
EbN, east by south, EbS, east southeast, ESE, southeast by east,
SEbE, southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SE, southeast by south,
SEbS, south southeast, sou'-sou'-east, SSE, south by east, SbE,
south by west, SbW, south southwest, sou'-sou'-west, SSW, southwest by south,
SWbS, southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW, southwest by west,
SWbW, west southwest, WSW, west by south, WbS, west by north,
WbN, west northwest, WNW, northwest by west, NWbW, northwest,
nor'-west, northwestward, NW, northwest by north, NWbN, north northwest,
nor'-nor'-west, NNW, north by west, NbW