"compass point" | Definition and Related Words

compass point

Noun

Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass (synset 113852504)
"he checked the point on his compass"

is a type of: direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
subtypes:
- cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
- nbe, north by east - the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
- nne, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast - the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
- nebn, northeast by north - the compass point that is one point north of northeast
- ne, nor'-east, northeast, northeastward - the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
- nebe, northeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of northeast
- east northeast, ene - the compass point midway between northeast and east
- east by north, ebn - the compass point that is one point north of due east
- east by south, ebs - the compass point that is one point south of due east
- east southeast, ese - the compass point midway between east and southeast
- sebe, southeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of southeast
- se, sou'-east, southeast, southeastward - the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
- sebs, southeast by south - the compass point that is one point south of southeast
- sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, sse - the compass point midway between south and southeast
- sbe, south by east - the compass point that is one point east of due south
- sbw, south by west - the compass point that is one point west of due south
- sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, ssw - the compass point midway between south and southwest
- southwest by south, swbs - the compass point that is one point south of southwest
- sou'-west, southwest, southwestward, sw - the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- southwest by west, swbw - the compass point that is one point west of southwest
- west southwest, wsw - the compass point midway between west and southwest
- wbs, west by south - the compass point that is one point south of due west
- wbn, west by north - the compass point that is one point north of due west
- west northwest, wnw - the compass point midway between west and northwest
- northwest by west, nwbw - the compass point that is one point west of northwest
- nor'-west, northwest, northwestward, nw - the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
- northwest by north, nwbn - the compass point that is one point north of northwest
- nnw, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest - the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
- nbw, north by west - the compass point that is one point west of due north
same as: point

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