lubber's line

or lubber line


nounNavigation.
  1. a vertical line on the forward inner side of the bowl of a fixed compass, used as a reference mark indicating the heading of a vessel.

Origin of lubber's line

1
First recorded in1855–65
  • Also called lubber's mark, lubber's point .

Words Nearby lubber's line

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