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compass point

noun

compass point

noun
1

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.

Related terms
all points of the compass, every point of the compass

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.