English Explanatory Dictionary

box the compass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To know, and demonstrate by reciting, the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North or East, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
  2. To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.

Pronunciation

/bɒks ðə ˈkʌmpəs/ en-au-box the compass.ogg

Word forms

box the compass boxes the compass boxing the compass boxed the compass
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