Wiktionary
n. Any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass. There may be 4, 8, 16 or 32 compass points on a compass, depending on its size and accuracy.
WordNet
n. any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" [syn: point]
Wikipedia
Compass Point may refer to:
- Cardinal direction, north, south, east or west
- Compass point, a direction on a traditional compass
- Compass Point (David Allan Coe album)
- Compass Point Shopping Centre, a shopping mall in Singapore
- Compass Point Studios, a studio in Nassau, Bahamas
Compass Point is an album released by country musician David Allan Coe. It was released in 1979 on Columbia.
Usage examples of "compass point".
On my count, take human-sized steps forward, follow your compass point!
The rock used as a compass point came and went as the night wore on and became colder.
Drivers had to be spotted accurately at every major compass point, and locked solidly to the center of gravity of the planetoid.
She fiddled with her camera again as she sat on the hood of the Gremlin, glancing up as Wendy donned the white linen robe and sat facing the incense holder at the east compass point of the circle.
Later he learnt that wherever people stood in the city, from Flag Hill north, to Barrackham seven miles south, every compass point, they all saw the thing swim straight for them, growing in the heart of the sun.
Azalin took his position on the eastern compass point of the circle, and I stood ready on the west, our mutual gaze hard upon the window above.