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compass rose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium, often a map.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: navigation

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: rosa nàutica — a circle indicating directions
  • Catalan: rosa dels vents — a circle indicating directions
  • Danish: kompasrose — a circle indicating directions
  • Dutch: windroos — a circle indicating directions
  • Estonian: tuulteroos — a circle indicating directions
  • Finnish: kompassiruusu — a circle indicating directions
  • French: rose des vents — a circle indicating directions
  • Galician: rosa dos ventos — a circle indicating directions
  • German: Kompassrose — a circle indicating directions
  • German: Windrose — a circle indicating directions
  • Greek: ανεμολόγιο (anemológio) — a circle indicating directions
  • Hungarian: szélrózsa — a circle indicating directions
  • Italian: rosa dei venti — a circle indicating directions
  • Polish: róża wiatrów — a circle indicating directions
  • Portuguese: rosa dos ventos — a circle indicating directions
  • Russian: ро́за ветро́в (róza vetróv) — a circle indicating directions
  • Spanish: rosa de los vientos — a circle indicating directions