quarter point

noun

the fourth part of the distance between any two adjacent points of the 32 marked on a compass, being 2° 48′ 45″.
Also called quarter.

Origin of quarter point

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby quarter point

quarter hollow, quarter horse, quarter nelson, quarter note, quarter plate, quarter point, quarter rest, quarter round, quarter section, quarter sessions, quarter tone

Words related to quarter point

degrees

Example sentences from the Web for quarter point

  • Every man should be able to identify and name any point or quarter-point on the compass card.

    Lectures in Navigation |Ernest Gallaudet Draper