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Example sentences for: compass

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Following the ancient city plan, we have divided the capital like a compass, with the downtown sights in the center surrounded by quadrants to the north, south, east, and west.
Whether, in fact, it was a wind compass useful in the great voyages is unknown.
On a clear day, inn and lake should be visible from far side; otherwise, follow compass heading 172.
In its (reefered) EgyptAir story, the Post notes that the data recorder reveals no abrupt movements and that the plane maintained its compass setting during the dive, which occurred eight seconds after the autopilot shut off.
Montréalers conveniently twist the compass by considering the St. Lawrence as “south” of the city; the roads parallel to the river are divided into “east” and “west” sectors by the Boulevard St-Laurent.