direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points

NbE, north by east - the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north

NNE, nor'-nor'-east, north northeast - the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

NEbN, northeast by north - the compass point that is one point north of northeast

nor'-east, northeast, NE - the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

NEbE, northeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of northeast

east northeast, ENE - the compass point midway between northeast and east

east by north, EbN - the compass point that is one point north of due east

east by south, EbS - the compass point that is one point south of due east

east southeast, ESE - the compass point midway between east and southeast

SEbE, southeast by east - the compass point that is one point east of southeast

sou'-east, southeast, SE - the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

SEbS, southeast by south - the compass point that is one point south of southeast

sou'-sou'-east, south southeast, SSE - the compass point midway between south and southeast

SbE, south by east - the compass point that is one point east of due south

SbW, south by west - the compass point that is one point west of due south

sou'-sou'-west, south southwest, SSW - the compass point midway between south and southwest

southwest by south, SWbS - the compass point that is one point south of southwest

sou'-west, southwest, SW - the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

southwest by west, SWbW - the compass point that is one point west of southwest

west southwest, WSW - the compass point midway between west and southwest

WbS, west by south - the compass point that is one point south of due west

WbN, west by north - the compass point that is one point north of due west

west northwest, WNW - the compass point midway between west and northwest

northwest by west, NWbW - the compass point that is one point west of northwest

nor'-west, NW, northwest - the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

northwest by north, NWbN - the compass point that is one point north of northwest

NNW, nor'-nor'-west, north northwest - the compass point that is midway between north and northwest

NbW, north by west - the compass point that is one point west of due north