compass rose

American  

noun

1. Navigation. a circle divided into 32 points or 360° numbered clockwise from true or magnetic north, printed on a chart or the like as a means of determining the course of a vessel or aircraft.

2. a similar design, often ornamented, used on maps to indicate the points of the compass.

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compass rose British  

noun

1. a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north

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Example Sentences

Arrows and a compass rose surrounded the title and the author’s name.

From Literature

It was a compass rose that pointed in different directions.

From Literature

One extraordinary map from 1834 shown in the book compares the lengths of the world’s rivers in lines that branch outward from a central compass rose.

From The Wall Street Journal

In politics it's usually prudent to under-promise and over-deliver, said Marci Surkes, chief strategy officer at public affairs firm Compass Rose and a former policy director to Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau.

From BBC

"It is impossible to overstate the impact of the president's actions on Canadian politics, on Canadian psyche, on Canadian business," said Marci Surkes, chief strategy officer at public affairs firm Compass Rose and a former policy director to ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau.

From BBC