sense of direction
noun phrase
1
: ability to find one's way around easily in a new place
a good/poor sense of direction
2
: ability to know in which direction something is
I've got no sense of direction.
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Some birds also become disoriented and lose their sense of direction during geomagnetic storms, when solar particles distort Earth’s magnetic field.
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Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
All the pigeons in the control group successfully navigated their way back to the aviary; those that received the injections lost their sense of direction and did not return home until the following day, when the sun was out.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
That suggested the iron-rich liver cells might play a role in their sense of direction.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
To govern effectively, an administration needs a sense of direction and an understanding of who calls the shots.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
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Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
All the pigeons in the control group successfully navigated their way back to the aviary; those that received the injections lost their sense of direction and did not return home until the following day, when the sun was out.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
That suggested the iron-rich liver cells might play a role in their sense of direction.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
To govern effectively, an administration needs a sense of direction and an understanding of who calls the shots.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sense of direction
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“Sense of direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20direction. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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