direction
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
Type of:
position; spatial relation
Types:
frontage
orientation
opposition
windward
leeward
seaward
compass point; point
north; magnetic north; compass north
north
northeast
east
southeast
south
southwest
west
northwest
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