And the needle pointed back to the center of the city.

It's like a needle pointing to certain levels of competence.

A needle on that dial pointed just past the figure "30."

Wait until the needle settles and is pointing in one direction.

The needle of the compass pointed due north- in the direction we expected was the south!

I didn't care, as long as the red needle pointed north.

In fact, when the needle was pointing to 40, the car was actually going 55.

The needle was close now and was pointing at them.

The needle pointed to zero, a fact which Root had known but forgotten.

The needle was pointing at the kitchen wall, but that would be transparent to the beam.