| orientation |
location or positioning, or a particular positioning, with respect to the points of the compass. [1/5 definitions] |
| orienteering |
a cross-country race in which competitors follow a course in unfamiliar territory by using a map and compass. |
| point |
one of the thirty-two directions as marked on a compass. [1/18 definitions] |
| pointer |
a hand or needle on a measuring device such as a watch, compass, or other dial. [1/5 definitions] |
| rhumb |
any of the thirty-two points on a ship's compass. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhumb line |
the curved line on the surface of a sphere, indicating the path of a ship or plane that maintains a fixed compass direction, which crosses all meridians on a globe or map at the same angle. |
| rosinweed |
any of several related, composite, North American plants that have a resinous sap, sticky exterior, and strong aroma, such as the compass plant or the gum plant. |
| south |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass, ninety degrees clockwise from east. [1/6 definitions] |
| southeast |
a point on the compass halfway between south and east. [1/4 definitions] |
| south-southeast |
a point on the compass halfway between south and southeast. [1/2 definitions] |
| south-southwest |
a point on the compass halfway between south and southwest. [1/2 definitions] |
| southwest |
a point on the compass halfway between south and west. [1/6 definitions] |
| SSE |
abbreviation of "south-southeast," a point on the compass halfway between south and southeast. |
| SSW |
abbreviation of "south-southwest," a point on the compass halfway between south and southwest. |
| vector |
the compass heading of an aircraft; bearing or course. [1/3 definitions] |
| west |
one of the four major points of direction on the compass, ninety degrees clockwise from south. [1/8 definitions] |
| west-northwest |
a point on the compass halfway between west and northwest. [1/2 definitions] |
| west-southwest |
a point on the compass halfway between west and southwest. [1/2 definitions] |
| wind1 |
a point of the compass or the wind coming from such a point. [1/14 definitions] |