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portolano
[ pawr-tl-ah-noh, pohr- ]
/ ˌpɔr tlˈɑ noʊ, ˌpoʊr- /
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noun, plural por·to·la·nos, por·to·la·ni [pawr-tl-ah-nee, pohr-]. /ˌpɔr tlˈɑ ni, ˌpoʊr-/.
a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
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Also called rutter.
Words nearby portolano
port of entry, Portofino, Port-of-Spain, portogram, portography, portolano, Porto Novo, Port Orange, Port Orford cedar, Porto Rican, Porto Rico
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How to use portolano in a sentence
A sea-chart—probably a portolano—is mentioned as early as the account of the Crusade of St. Louis, in 1270.
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