loadstone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of loadstone
Example Sentences
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In 2007, Hanson flew to Shenandoah National Park for a week and hiked part of the AT in order to test his Loadstone system.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Hanson gathered data from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and other sources and converted the information to the Loadstone GPS format on his phone.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Most importantly, the Loadstone tools allowed Hanson to store oral instructions along with each point, which would be necessary on the trail.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Hanson then used tools on the Loadstone website—such as a route planner function—to generate checkpoints along the trail.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Nor is the vertue of the Loadstone, being lost, recovered by Goats blood.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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