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Re: Compass directions and "North by Northwest"
From: Jaap vd Heide
Date: 2012 Feb 13, 07:44 -0800
From: Jaap vd Heide
Date: 2012 Feb 13, 07:44 -0800
An 11.25° angle is called a "kompasstreek" [en: compass ???] in Dutch and is still used in formal regulations, like on navigation lights on ships. Is there an English word for this?
Regards,
Jaap
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