English
Pronunciation
IPA: /b�ks ð� 'k�mp�s/
Verb
en-verb|boxes the compass|boxing the compass|boxed the compass|boxed the compass
#nautical to know, and be able to recite the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North, both clockwise and anticlockwise
#:*1859: While in the school-ships the boys would be instructed in the elements of an ordinary education, in addition to being taught to row, heave the lead, box the compass, go aloft, reef, steer, and work the guns. � The Times, 30 Sep 1859, p.10 col. B
#:*1892: �Come,� cried the Inspector, laughing, �it's a very pretty diversity of opinion. We have boxed the compass among us.� � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb� (Norton 2005 p.286)
#idiom To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
Translations
trans-top|To recite the 32 points of the compass
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trans-top|To make a complete reversal
Finnish: kääntää kelkka-nsa|nsa/takki-nsa|nsa
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