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Compass point Common

Compass point has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

"he checked the point on his compass"

2

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.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
direction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cardinal compass point north by east north northeast northeast by north northeast northeast by east east northeast east by north east by south east southeast southeast by east southeast southeast by south south southeast south by east south by west south southwest southwest by south southwest southwest by west west southwest west by south west by north west northwest northwest by west northwest northwest by north north northwest north by west
Rhyming Words
int oint wint vint mint tint lint bint hint pint dint stint elint clint print point ahint taint saint skint
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