compass point

English
16 compass points on a compass rose

Noun

compass point (plural compass points)

  1. 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.

Usage notes

For the names of the individual compass points see the Wikipedia article on Points of the compass

Hyponyms
  • Category:en:Compass points

Translations

See also
northwest north northeast
west east
southwest south southeast

Further reading
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