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compass card

/ˈkʌmpəs kɑːrd/

Meanings
noun
The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.

Examples :

"The compass card showed the direction was due north. "
nautical sailing direction point geography

Related Words

Illustration showed

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

Illustration points

points noun

/pɔɪnts/

A discrete division of something.

""The teacher marked specific points on the map where we needed to label the cities." "

Illustration needles

needles noun

/ˈniːdlz/

A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.

"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

Illustration thirty

thirty noun

/ˈθɜːti/ /ˈθɝti/

A rack of thirty beers.

"The bar had a thirty. "

Illustration marked

marked adjective

/ˈmɑːkɪd/ /mɑɹkt/ /mɑːkt/

Having a visible or identifying mark.

"The teacher marked the student's paper with a red pen. "

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

Illustration rhumbs

rhumbs noun

/rʌmz/ /ruːmz/

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle

"The old sailing charts showed the rhumbs crisscrossing the ocean, helping sailors maintain a constant compass bearing on their long voyages. "

Illustration attached

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Illustration circular

circular noun

/ˈsɜːk.jə.lə(ɹ)/ /ˈsɝk.jə.lɚ/

Short for circular letter.

"The teacher sent a circular announcing the upcoming school trip. "

Illustration mariner

mariner noun

/ˈmæɹɪnə/

A sailor.

"The mariner sailed the ship across the vast ocean. "

Illustration compass

compass noun

/ˈkʌm.pəs/

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

"The hiker used his compass to find north and continue on the trail. "