( n. )
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
( n. )
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012