cardinal point

Scientific  

1. One of the four principal directions on a compass (north, south, east, or west).

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Example Sentences

He forced a turnover after getting Cardinal point guard Michael O’Connell to dribble the ball off his own body with pressure defense.

From Los Angeles Times

If you must listen, “In My Bones” is meant to squiggle like a vintage Prince song, so at least Collier can locate one cardinal point.

From Washington Post

One woman sang a Native American song facing each cardinal point.

From Los Angeles Times

“What is sure from my chair is the Fed will deliver a fourth rate hike for the year on cue, but what is entirely up in the air is which key cardinal point the meeting will shift too,” he added.

From Washington Times

In this now classic treatise on apocalyptic thinking in fiction, Kermode argues that it “is commonplace to talk about our historical situation as uniquely terrible and in a way privileged, a cardinal point in time.”

From Los Angeles Times