compass point

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compass point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"pointdirection - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass pointsNbE, north by east - the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due northNNE, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast - the compass point that is midway between north and northeastNEbN, northeast by north - the compass point that is one point north of northeastnor'-east, northeast, northeastward, NE - the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degreesNEbE, northeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of northeasteast northeast, ENE - the compass point midway between northeast and easteast by north, EbN - the compass point that is one point north of due easteast by south, EbS - the compass point that is one point south of due easteast southeast, ESE - the compass point midway between east and southeastSEbE, southeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of southeastsou'-east, southeast, southeastward, SE - the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degreesSEbS, southeast by south - the compass point that is one point south of southeastsou'-sou'-east, south southeast, SSE - the compass point midway between south and southeastSbE, south by east - the compass point that is one point east of due southSbW, south by west - the compass point that is one point west of due southsou'-sou'-west, south southwest, SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwestsouthwest by south, SWbS - the compass point that is one point south of southwestsouthwest, southwestward, sou'-west, SW - the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degreessouthwest by west, SWbW - the compass point that is one point west of southwestwest southwest, WSW - the compass point midway between west and southwestWbS, west by south - the compass point that is one point south of due westWbN, west by north - the compass point that is one point north of due westwest northwest, WNW - the compass point midway between west and northwestnorthwest by west, NWbW - the compass point that is one point west of northwestnorthwestward, nor'-west, NW, northwest - the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degreesnorthwest by north, NWbN - the compass point that is one point north of northwestNNW, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest - the compass point that is midway between north and northwestNbW, north by west - the compass point that is one point west of due north

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