east by south vs compass point

east by south and compass point both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
east by south	Yes	No	No	No
compass point	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compass point is a hypernym of east by south; that is, compass point is a word with a broader meaning than east by south:

east by south: the compass point that is one point south of due east
compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

Other hypernyms of east by south include point.

east by south (noun)	compass point (noun)
the compass point that is one point south of due east	any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass