Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class II. Words Relating to SpaceSection IV. Motion
4. Motion with Reference to Direction
278. Direction.
points of the compass, cardinal points; north, east, south, west; N by E, NNE, NE by N, NE, &c.
rhumb, azimuth, line of collimation.
LINE, path, road, range, quarter, line of march; alignment or alinement; air line, bee line; straight shot.
STEER FOR, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep -, hold- a course; be bound for; bend one’s steps towards; direct -, steer -, bend -, shape- one’s course; align one’s march; go straight, – to the point; make a bee line; march -on, – on a point.
ascertain one’s direction &c. n.; s’orienter [F.], see which way the wind blows; box the compass; take the air line.
DIRECTABLE, steerable, leadable, dirigible, guidable, aimable, determinable.
before -, near -, close to -, against- the wind; windward, in the wind’s eye.
THROUGH, viâ [L.], by way of; in all -directions, – manner of ways; quaquaversum [L.], from the four winds.