airt

airt  (ârt)

n. Scots

A cardinal point on the compass.

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[Middle English art, from Scottish Gaelic aird, from Old Irish aird, point of the compass.]

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airt [ɛət (Scot) ert], airth [ɛəθ (Scot) erθ]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Scot a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region

[from Scots Gaelic aird point of the compass, height]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

airt - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists" redirect send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities