English > compass point: 1 sense > noun 1, relation| Meaning | Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass. |
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| Synonym | point |
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| Narrower | cardinal compass point | One of the four main compass points |
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| 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 northeast, ENE | The compass point midway between northeast and east |
| east southeast, ESE | The compass point midway between east and southeast |
| north by east, NbE | The compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north |
| north by west, NbW | The compass point that is one point west of due north |
| north northeast, nor'-nor'-east, NNE | The compass point that is midway between north and northeast |
| north northwest, nor'-nor'-west, NNW | The compass point that is midway between north and northwest |
| northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE | The compass point midway between north and east |
| northeast by east, NEbE | The compass point that is one point east of northeast |
| northeast by north, NEbN | The compass point that is one point north of northeast |
| northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW | The compass point midway between north and west |
| northwest by north, NWbN | The compass point that is one point north of northwest |
| northwest by west, NWbW | The compass point that is one point west of northwest |
| south by east, SbE | The compass point that is one point east of due south |
| south by west, SbW | The compass point that is one point west of due south |
| south southeast, sou'-sou'-east, SSE | The compass point midway between south and southeast |
| south southwest, sou'-sou'-west, SSW | The compass point midway between south and southwest |
| southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SE | The compass point midway between south and east |
| southeast by east, SEbE | The compass point that is one point east of southeast |
| southeast by south, SEbS | The compass point that is one point south of southeast |
| southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW | The compass point midway between south and west |
| southwest by south, SWbS | The compass point that is one point south of southwest |
| southwest by west, SWbW | The compass point that is one point west of southwest |
| west by north, WbN | The compass point that is one point north of due west |
| west by south, WbS | The compass point that is one point south of due west |
| west northwest, WNW | The compass point midway between west and northwest |
| west southwest, WSW | The compass point midway between west and southwest |
| Broader | direction | The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves |
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| Spanish | compass point, cuarta |
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| Catalan | compass point, quarta |
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