quarter-point

A form of quarter point — 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

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quarter point.
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