Akademik

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

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he checked the point on his compass

↑cardinal compass point, ↑north by east, ↑NbE, ↑north northeast, ↑nor'-nor'-east, ↑NNE, ↑northeast by north, ↑NEbN, ↑northeast, ↑nor'-east, ↑northeastward, ↑NE, ↑northeast by east, ↑NEbE, ↑east northeast, ↑ENE, ↑east by north, ↑EbN, ↑east by south, ↑EbS, ↑east southeast, ↑ESE, ↑southeast by east, ↑SEbE, ↑southeast, ↑sou'-east, ↑southeastward, ↑SE, ↑southeast by south, ↑SEbS, ↑south southeast, ↑sou'-sou'-east, ↑SSE, ↑south by east, ↑SbE, ↑south by west, ↑SbW, ↑south southwest, ↑sou'-sou'-west, ↑SSW, ↑southwest by south, ↑SWbS, ↑southwest, ↑sou'-west, ↑southwestward, ↑SW, ↑southwest by west, ↑SWbW, ↑west southwest, ↑WSW, ↑west by south, ↑WbS, ↑west by north, ↑WbN, ↑west northwest, ↑WNW, ↑northwest by west, ↑NWbW, ↑northwest, ↑nor'-west, ↑northwestward, ↑NW, ↑northwest by north, ↑NWbN, ↑north northwest, ↑nor'-nor'-west, ↑NNW, ↑north by west, ↑NbW