compass
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The meaning (definition) of the word compass
a small tool with a spinning needle that always points north
The word compass used in a sentence
“A compass has a needle that spins and always points toward north.”
The plural of the word compass
compasses
How the word compass is said around the world
| French | boussole |
| Spanish | brújula |
| Mandarin | 罗盘 |
| Hindi | कम्पास |
| Arabic | بوصلة |
| Russian | компас |
| Portuguese (EU) | bússola |
| Portuguese (BR) | bússola |
| Japanese | コンパス |
| German | Kompass |
| Urdu | کمپاس |
| Punjabi | ਕੰਪਾਸ |
| Korean | 나침반 |
| Hebrew | מַצְפֵּן |
| Greek | πυξίδα |
| Dutch | kompas |
| Filipino | kumpas |
| Vietnamese | la bàn |
| Turkish | pusula |
| Persian | قطبنما |
| Polish | kompas |
| Ukrainian | компас |
| Bengali | কম্পাস |
| Swedish | kompass |
| Italian | bussola |
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