Sentence:  It has been argued that this axis is most frequently related to significant solar directions, preferring the <WSD>equinoctal</WSD> sunrise (E) and the midwinter solstice (ESE) (Oswald 1997). The South Shields house faces the <WSD>equinoctal</WSD> sunrise. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (nodot=1) (of or relating to an equinox).