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pelorus

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pe·lo·rus  (p-lôrs, -lr-)
n. pl. pe·lo·rus·es
A fixed compass card on which bearings relative to a ship's heading are taken.

[Origin unknown.]

pelorus [pɪˈlɔːrəs]
n pl -ruses
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points
[of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory]


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Milton Sublette was the Pelorus of this adventurous bark; being somewhat experienced in this wild kind of navigation.
 
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