| Noun | 1. | cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass pointscompass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" due north, N, north - the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees due east, east, E - the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees due west, W, west - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | |