Compass point

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west northwest east by northeast west by south southwest by south north by east southwest east northeast southwest by west direction west by north horizontal northeast northwest by west compass northeast by east north northeast southeast by east south by east west southwest northeast by north east southeast northwest east east by south north northwest southeast by south southeast south by west north by west west east by north north northwest by north south north by northeast south southwest south southeast

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Noun

compass point point

Definition: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"

Definition: Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.