| 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. |
| Main Entry: | compass rose |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a symbol on a compass or map that is circular with graded points for the directions; also called rose |