COMPASS ROSE


Meaning of COMPASS ROSE in English

1. Navig. a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft.

2. a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to indicate the points of the compass.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .