"intercardinal direction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intercardinal directions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intercardinal direction (plural intercardinal directions)
  1. (geography) Any of the four intermediate compass directions located halfway between the cardinal directions - northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest. Wikipedia link: cardinal direction Categories (topical): Geography Synonyms: ordinal direction Translations (compass direction): vahe-ilmakaar (Estonian), väli-ilmansuunta (Finnish), punto colateral [masculine] (Galician), Nebenhimmelsrichtung [feminine] (German), ponto colateral [masculine] (Portuguese), punto colateral [masculine] (Spanish), interkardinalstreck [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-intercardinal_direction-en-noun-xVvlnk~C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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