boxing the compass

A form of box the compass — To know, and demonstrate by reciting, the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North or East, both clockwise and anticlockwise.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of box the compass
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boxing the compass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20the%20compass

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