NOUN | relation | cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points |
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Meaning | One of the four main compass points. | |
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Narrower | east, due east, eastward, E | The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees |
north, due north, northward, N | The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees | |
south, due south, southward, S | The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | |
west, due west, westward, W | The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | |
Broader | compass point, point | Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass |
Spanish | punto cardinal | |
Catalan | punt cardinal |
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