Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    Himmelsrichtung

    сторона́ све́таstoroná svéta, страна́ све́таstraná svéta

    any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Compasses point north.

    Компаси вказують на північ. — deniko

    ruКомпасы указывают на север. — Wezel

    deKompasse zeigen nach Norden. — raggione

  2. Compass needles point to the north.

    ruСтрелка компаса указывает на север. — marafon

  3. The compass points to the north.

    ruКомпас указывает на север. — Selena777

    deDer Kompass zeigt nach Norden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. The compass points north.

  5. The pirate explained why the compass points to the North.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass:

Forms

plural: compass points
Singularcompass point
Pluralcompass points

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass:point

See also

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