pelorus
Americannoun
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peloruses
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pelorus
1850–55; perhaps < Latin Pelōrus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation
Example Sentences
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If, now, the compass were correct it would agree with the pelorus in showing the ship's head to be North.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
First, that when the bearing is taken, the exact heading, as shown by the ship's compass, is the heading shown by the pelorus.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
As soon as possible after anchoring secure your bearings by pelorus and have them checked up by the quartermaster at regular intervals.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
Second, it must be remembered that the bearing of any object obtained from the pelorus is the bearing by compass.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
"Better use the pelorus and be careful about West Chop's bearing after we pass her, Mr. Bangs," Captain Mayo warned his first mate.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
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