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" point direction - 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 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 nor'-east, northeast, northeastward, NE - 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 sou'-east, southeast, southeastward, SE - 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, northwestward, NW, northwest - 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