English

16 compass points on a compass rose

Noun

compass point ‎(plural compass points)

1. Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 32, 8, 16, or even 128 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.

Usage notes

For the names of the individual compass points see the Wikipedia article on Boxing the compass

Synonyms

• point of the compass

Hyponyms

• Category:en:Compass points

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