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compass point

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
com-pass -point
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

compass points (plural)

Phrases

all points of the compass every point of the compass

Frequently Paired Words

all points of the compass every point of the compass

Synonyms

point

Questions

What does compass point mean?
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.

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