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Definition of direction

• commandment
• instruction

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see direct entry 1

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing direction

• a step in the right direction
• co - direction
• direction angle
• direction cosine
• direction finder
• in the direction of (something)
• sense of direction
• stage direction

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direct investment

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“Direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direction. Accessed 1 May. 2024.

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What does the phrase direction of travel mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the phrase direction of travel . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

Where does the phrase direction of travel come from?

Earliest known use

The earliest known use of the phrase direction of travel is in the 1910s.

OED's earliest evidence for direction of travel is from 1914, in Science .

direction of travel is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: direction n. , of prep. , travel n.

Nearby entries

• directing-post, n. 1876–
• direct injection, n. 1935–
• direction, n. 1407–
• directional, adj. 1612–
• directionality, n. 1951–
• directionally, adv. 1879–
• direction-finder, n. 1913–
• direction indicator, n. 1937–
• directionism, n. 1894–
• directionless, adj. 1860–
• direction of travel, n. 1914–
• direction-post, n. 1795–
• direction-word, n. 1706–
• directitude, n. a1616
• directive, adj. & n. 1593–
• directively, adv. 1642–
• directiveness, n. 1710–
• directivity, n. 1903–
• directly, adv. 1455–
• direct mail, n. 1930–
• direct marketing, n. 1912–

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direction of travel, n. was first published in December 2023.

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Direction is used to determine where things are in relation to other things

Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Human Geography

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Direction is used to determine where things are in relation to other things. Sometimes direction is vague, like when we talk about things being in that general direction . For geographic purposes, direction is more specific. It can describe position, like in the sentence Susie sits to the left of Adam. Susies direction is to the left of Adam; Adams direction is to the right of Susie. Direction can also describe movement: Susie can walk forward or backward, and she can turn left or right when walking to school. Cardinal directions are probably the most important directions in geography: north , south , east and west . These directions help us orient ourselves wherever we are. For example, in the United States, San Francisco, California, is west of New York City, New York. If we live in New York, we have to travel west to get to California. You can use a magnetic compass , which uses the Earths magnetic field , to figure out where you are or in which direction you want to go. Compasses always point north . If you dont have a compass , you can use the sun or the stars . The sun rises in the east and sets in the west . So in the morning, the sun will be in the east ; in the afternoon, it will be in the west . At night, the North Star in the Northern Hemisphere points north . The Southern Cross , which is a constellation , or group of stars , marks south in the Southern Hemisphere . The arrow is a universal symbol for direction . If someone needs to turn right at a stop sign to get to the freeway , there will usually be an arrow pointing the way.

Lost? A simple compass can be made by floating a magnetized needle on a leaf in a dish of water. You can magnetize a needle by rubbing it with silk or a magnet.

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direction of travel

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• Jun 16, 2020

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Hello, Je pense que c'est métaphorique ici et qu'il faut le comprendre comme "le sens de la tendance", celui dans lequel l'évolution (technologique) se fera.  

snarkhunter said: Je pense que c'est métaphorique ici et qu'il faut le comprendre comme "le sens de la tendance", celui dans lequel l'évolution (technologique) se fera. Click to expand...

Merci pour vos suggestions ; elles sont exactement ce que je cherchais !  

Oui, le sens de la marche .  

J'oserais même "(...) du sens de l'Histoire (....)".  

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Definition of travel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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• 3 [ intransitive ] ( of food, wine, an object, etc. ) to be still in good condition after a long trip Some wines do not travel well.
• 4 [ intransitive ] to go fast Their car can really travel!
• 5 [ intransitive ] ( in basketball ) to move while you are holding the ball, in a way that is not allowed compare dribble

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Meaning of direction in English

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direction noun ( POSITION )

• We felt the plane bank steeply as it changed direction.
• Why will supermarket trolleys never move in the direction that you push them in?
• I was waving my hand madly but he never once looked in my direction.
• When he asked where the children were, she gestured vaguely in the direction of the beach .
• From the top , we could see for miles in every direction.
• against the current
• circumduction
• cross-country
• direction of travel
• the right/wrong/other way around idiom
• with the current

direction noun ( CONTROL )

• administration
• anti-bureaucracy
• bronze command
• get your act together idiom
• gold command
• have something in hand idiom
• have/get your shit together idiom
• party planning
• project-manage
• rationalization
• rationalize
• recentralization
• remobilization

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direction noun ( DEVELOPMENT )

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Even when not used metaphorically , “direction of travel” is an ugly expression, meaning nothing more than “direction”, but not quite as much as “destination”, since, no matter how clear a firm’s vector at a particular time, being captive of the navigation-by- ouija board that all modern multinationals are, it is prone to be moving towards a different blind horizon at any time, at the impetus of some newly-hired COO anxious to make his mark an a change-fatigued department or more likely a steerco or opco of her convening — in which case there may well be two or three different directions of travel at once.

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