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compass needles

compass needles is the plural of compass needle.

Meaning of compass needle

Noun

compass needle (plural compass needles)

  1. A magnetized pointer (usually marked on the North end) within a compass, free to align itself with the Earth's magnetic field.

Questions about compass needles

What is compass needles the plural of?
Compass needles is the plural of compass needle.

Words near compass needles in the dictionary

  1. compass error
  2. compass errors
  3. compass jellyfish
  4. compass jellyfishes
  5. compass needle
  6. compass needles
  7. compass out
  8. compass plane
  9. compass planes
  10. compass plant
  11. compass plants

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