compass point

Noun compass point has 1 sense

• compass point(n = noun.linkdef) point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
is a kind of direction
has particulars: cardinal compass point, nbe, north by east, nne, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast, nebn, northeast by north, ne, nor'-east, northeast, northeastward, nebe, northeast by east, east northeast, ene, east by north, ebn, east by south, ebs, east southeast, ese, sebe, southeast by east, se, sou'-east, southeast, southeastward, sebs, southeast by south, sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, sse, sbe, south by east, sbw, south by west, sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, ssw, southwest by south, swbs, sou'-west, southwest, southwestward, sw, southwest by west, swbw, west southwest, wsw, wbs, west by south, wbn, west by north, west northwest, wnw, northwest by west, nwbw, nor'-west, northwest, northwestward, nw, northwest by north, nwbn, nnw, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest, nbw, north by west