compass point (n)
point (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 24
def any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
examples he checked the point on his compass
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Hypernym direction
Hyponym cardinal compass point; north by east, NbE; north northeast, nor'-nor'-east, NNE; northeast by north, NEbN; northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE; northeast by east, NEbE; east northeast, ENE; east by north, EbN; east by south, EbS; east southeast, ESE; southeast by east, SEbE; southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SE; southeast by south, SEbS; south southeast, sou'-sou'-east, SSE; south by east, SbE; south by west, SbW; south southwest, sou'-sou'-west, SSW; southwest by south, SWbS; southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW; southwest by west, SWbW; west southwest, WSW; west by south, WbS; west by north, WbN; west northwest, WNW; northwest by west, NWbW; northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW; northwest by north, NWbN; north northwest, nor'-nor'-west, NNW; north by west, NbW
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Hyponym direction
Hypernym cardinal compass point; north by east, NbE; north northeast, nor'-nor'-east, NNE; northeast by north, NEbN; northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE; northeast by east, NEbE; east northeast, ENE; east by north, EbN; east by south, EbS; east southeast, ESE; southeast by east, SEbE; southeast, sou'-east, southeastward, SE; southeast by south, SEbS; south southeast, sou'-sou'-east, SSE; south by east, SbE; south by west, SbW; south southwest, sou'-sou'-west, SSW; southwest by south, SWbS; southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW; southwest by west, SWbW; west southwest, WSW; west by south, WbS; west by north, WbN; west northwest, WNW; northwest by west, NWbW; northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW; northwest by north, NWbN; north northwest, nor'-nor'-west, NNW; north by west, NbW

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