rose des vents

French

a 32-pointed rose

Etymology

rose +‎ vent (“wind”) (lit. a rose of the winds) From being a rose-flower-like diagram that indicates the directional source of winds on a chart

Noun

rose des vents f (plural roses des vents)

  1. compass rose
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