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intercardinal
This term is a technical descriptor used primarily in navigation, cartography, and geography to specify directions that fall between the primary axes. It carries a precise, clinical tone, making it far more common in maritime or aviation manuals than in everyday conversation, where speakers typically just name the specific direction like northeast.
As a noun, the word refers to the specific points themselves. While it follows standard English pluralization rules, it is used infrequently in the plural form because navigators usually refer to a single specific heading at any given time.
Meanings
Examples
The ship adjusted its course to an intercardinal direction to avoid the storm.
The ancient map marked the hidden temple at an intercardinal bearing.
I need to determine if the wind is coming from a cardinal or an intercardinal direction.
The scout pointed toward the northwest, a common intercardinal for this route.
Set the compass to an intercardinal heading for the next ten miles.
He wondered if the treasure was buried at a cardinal or intercardinal point.
The wind shifted from north to an intercardinal direction.