ALL meanings of box the compass
box the com·pass
B b - noun box the compass to name the compass points in order 3
- noun box the compass to name the thirty-two points of the compass in order: compasses were kept in boxes 3
- noun box the compass to make a complete circuit, returning to the starting point 3
- verb with object box the compass Nautical. to boxhaul (often followed by off). 1
- verb with object box the compass Meteorology. to fly around the center of a storm in a boxlike pattern in order to gather meteorological data: to box a storm. 1
- idioms box the compass box the compass, Nautical. to recite all of the points of the compass in a clockwise order. 1
- verb box 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. 0
- verb box the compass (Idiomatic) To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion. 0