quarter point

noun

Any of the 32 points of the compass achieved by bisecting the angles of the sixteen half-points; for example, north by east (lying between north and north-northeast) or northwest by west (lying between northwest and west-northwest). The compass point corresponding to a quarter-wind.

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Meanings

nounquarter point (plural quarter points)

plural quarter points · alternative quarter-point

  1. nauticalAny of the 32 points of the compass achieved by bisecting the angles of the sixteen half-points; for example, north by east (lying between north and north-northeast) or northwest by west (lying between northwest and west-northwest). The compass point corresponding to a quarter-wind.
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APA

quarter point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20point

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“quarter point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20point.

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