A compass reading is a direction indicated by a compass, which is a navigational instrument used to determine direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles. The crossword solutions for the term COMPASS READING are NNW (3 letters), ENE (3 letters), ESE (3 letters), NBE (3 letters), NNE (3 letters), SBE (3 letters), SSE (3 letters), SSW (3 letters), and DUENORTH (8 letters). NNW stands for North-Northwest, ENE stands for East-Northeast, ESE stands for East-Southeast, NBE stands for North-by-East, NNE stands for North-Northeast, SBE stands for South-by-East, SSE stands for South-Southeast, and SSW stands for South-Southwest. DUENORTH is an abbreviation for Due North, which is a direction exactly opposite of south.