prismatic compass
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of prismatic compass
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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I next called on Rumanika I gave him a Vautier's binocular and prismatic compass; on which he politely remarked he was afraid he was robbing me of everything.
From The Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke
One prismatic compass, three and a-half inch, with silver ring: 5 pounds 5 shillings.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by William John Wills
Officers carried revolvers, field glasses, prismatic compass, and various other extras.
From The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula by Herbert Brayley Collett
It therefore seemed to Abdul Mujid only a wise precaution to get rid of his prismatic compass as speedily as possible.
From The Story of the Guides by G. J. Younghusband
Meanwhile, Tatum had been reading a round of angles with the prismatic compass.
From The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America by Hudson Stuck
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