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mariner's compass

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mar·i·ner's compass (mr-nrz)
n.
A large magnetic compass used aboard ships, consisting of a compass card suspended in a gimbal-mounted bowl.
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Noun1.mariner's compassmariner's compass - compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north
compass card
magnetic compass - compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north


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But the most remarkable peculiarity about them was the appearance of their feet; the toes, like the radiating lines of the mariner's compass, pointed to every quarter of the horizon.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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