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pelorus

[ puh-lawr-uhs, -lohr- ]

noun

, Navigation.
, plural pe·lo·rus·es.
  1. a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.


pelorus

/ pɪˈlɔːrəs /

noun

  1. a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelorus1

1850–55; perhaps < Latin Pelōrus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelorus1

of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory
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Example Sentences

But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achmenides with them.

Directly opposite stood another building of the same sort, called the tower of Pelorus.

But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achæmenides with them.

The center line of the pelorus should also be directly over the keel line of the ship.

Second, it must be remembered that the bearing of any object obtained from the pelorus is the bearing by compass.

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