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
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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
All being ready, secure the lubber's point of the pelorus at North and clamp the sight vane to the sun's magnetic bearing at the time you have figured to take the first heading.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
In taking a bearing by pelorus, two facts must be kept in mind.
From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet
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 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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