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11Fetch the Compass Kids — Infobox Album | Name = Fetch the Compass Kids Type = Album Artist = Danielson Famile Released = April 24, 2001 Recorded = Springfield, Pennsylvania on June 16 21, 2000 and Chicago, Illinois on August 10 13, 2000 Genre = Alternative rock/Indie… …
12Declination of the compass — Declination Dec li*na tion, n. [L. declinatio a bending aside, an avoiding: cf. F. d[ e]clination a decadence. See {Declension}.] 1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as, declination of the head. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or… …
13points of the compass — points of the compass, the 32 directions marked on a compass. North, south, east, and west are the four main, or cardinal, points of the compass …
14To set by the compass — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
15Deviation of the compass — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… …
16To box the compass — Box Box, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.] To boxhaul. [1913 Webster] {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback. {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty two points of the compass in …
17deviation of the compass — Departure of the mariner s compass from the magnetic meridian, owing to the ship s magnetism or other local causes • • • Main Entry: ↑deviate …
18point of the compass — see n above. • • • Main Entry: ↑point …
19box the compass — verb /bɒks ðə ˈkʌmpəs/ a) To know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise …
20within the compass — in the area of …