point+of+compass
111watch clock compass card etc — Face Face (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance… …
112prismatic compass — a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same time reading the compass direction of the point. [1850 55] * * * …
113Operation Compass — Teil von: Zweiter Weltkrieg Datum 8. Dezember 1940–9. Februar 1941 Ort …
114lubber's point — noun a fixed line on a ship s compass indicating its heading • Syn: ↑lubber s line, ↑lubber line, ↑lubber s mark • Hypernyms: ↑reference point, ↑point of reference, ↑reference * * * noun …
115Sagres Point — The Sagres Point (pron. IPA2| saɣɾɨʃ) ( Ponta de Sagres , from the Latin Promontorium Sacrum or Holy Promontory), is a windswept shelf like promontory located in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. To the west lies Cape St. Vincent (Cabo de… …
116Vernier compass — Vernier Ver ni*er, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre Vernier.] A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so… …
117prismatic compass — A compass with a prism attached so that the compass card can be read at the same time as the compass is directed into the line of sight to a distance point [25] …
118Control point (orienteering) — An orienteer about to punch at a control Control on a permanent course For other uses, see Con …
119cardinal point — noun Etymology: cardinal (I) 1. a. : one of the four principal points of the compass north, south, east, and west b. in magical ritu …
120quarter point — noun : quarter 19d * * * the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48 45 . Also called quarter. [1720 30] * * * quarter point, one fourth of the angular distance between two adjacent… …
