pelorus
Americannoun
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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Now turn the lubber line of the pelorus to East.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
Zircon took sightings with the pelorus, then calculated his readings.
From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
The easiest and most accurate way to find the error of your compass is, first, to find the bearing of the sun by your pelorus.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
The center line of the pelorus should also be directly over the keel line of the ship.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
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 Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
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