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box the compass verb

  /bɒks ðə ˈkʌmpəs/
  • (idiomatic) To make a complete reversal in stance or opinion.
 kääntää kelkkansa, kääntää takkinsa
  • (nautical) To know, and demonstrate by reciting, the 32 points and quarter points of the magnetic compass from North or East, both clockwise and anticlockwise.
 luetella ilmansuunnat
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