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boxing the compass
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boxing the compass [′bäks·iŋthə ′käm·pəs]
(navigation)
In nautical practice, calling out in sequence the names of the points (and sometimes the half and quarter points) indicated by the compass of a maneuvering vessel.


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Most of the kilometers-long tracks run along a line from west-northwest to east-southest, a hint of the prevailing winds and currents at the time, says Wattrus.
``It's a fast-moving cold front from the west-northwest,'' said National Weather Service spokesman Bill Hoffer.
The block is located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) west-northwest of the city of Douala and abuts the Cameroon/Nigeria border.
 
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