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compass course

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a course whose bearing is relative to the meridian as given by the navigator's compass, no compensation being made for variation or deviation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of compass course1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

There was no apparent road, but Sandy chose a compass course between the sage for the first few miles, then skirted the mesquite.

Altamont, at the controls, waited until they had gained five thousand feet, then turned on a compass-course for Colony Three.

Steering the boat on a compass course, Orloff devoted his whole attention to his task.

Complete rule for converting a true course into a compass course:1.

He knew that the ocean was off to the west thirty or so miles and he could reach it by flying a compass course.

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