compass deviation card

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noun

a card, sheet, or the like, with two compass roses printed on it concentrically, for recording, on a given voyage, the amount of deviation for which the navigator must compensate in using the ship's compass to steer a magnetic course.

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How to use compass deviation card in a sentence

That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
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The screenwriting was one last card Brinsley was trying to play after every other trade he tried had turned to zeroes.
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“Our hearts and our prayers are with you,” read a message on the accompanying card.
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Then the gift card is shopped online in a gray market to collect cold currency.
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Print this bingo card set and find resources for male allies at www.maleallies.com.
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The card table profitably occupies some six to eight hours daily of these old fellows' attention.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton