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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: point
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: direction
Narrower terms: 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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