Noun
compass point -
any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass"
point
direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts" ; "his ideals determined the direction of his career" ; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
cardinal compass point one of the four main compass points
nbe ,
north by east the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
nne ,
nor'-nor'-east ,
north northeast the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
nebn ,
northeast by north the compass point that is one point north of northeast
nor'-east ,
northeastward ,
ne ,
northeast a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
nebe ,
northeast by east the compass point that is one point east of northeast
east northeast ,
ene the compass point midway between northeast and east
east by north ,
ebn the compass point that is one point north of due east
east by south ,
ebs the compass point that is one point south of due east
east southeast ,
ese the compass point midway between east and southeast
sebe ,
southeast by east the compass point that is one point east of southeast
sou'-east ,
southeastward ,
se ,
southeast a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
sebs ,
southeast by south the compass point that is one point south of southeast
sou'-sou'-east ,
south southeast ,
sse the compass point midway between south and southeast
sbe ,
south by east the compass point that is one point east of due south
sbw ,
south by west the compass point that is one point west of due south
sou'-sou'-west ,
south southwest ,
ssw the compass point midway between south and southwest
southwest by south ,
swbs the compass point that is one point south of southwest
sou'-west ,
southwestward ,
sw ,
southwest a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
southwest by west ,
swbw the compass point that is one point west of southwest
west southwest ,
wsw the compass point midway between west and southwest
wbs ,
west by south the compass point that is one point south of due west
wbn ,
west by north the compass point that is one point north of due west
west northwest ,
wnw the compass point midway between west and northwest
northwest by west ,
nwbw the compass point that is one point west of northwest
nor'-west ,
northwestward ,
nw ,
northwest a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
northwest by north ,
nwbn the compass point that is one point north of northwest
nnw ,
nor'-nor'-west ,
north northwest the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
