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west point

See cardinal points.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

west point

[′west ′pȯint]
(astronomy)
That point on the celestial sphere that is due west of observer; at this point the celestial equator crosses the horizon.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

West Point

U.S. Military Academy focusing on discipline as part of training. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 729]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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