Flinders bar

noun

, Navigation.

1. a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.

Flinders bar

/ ˈflɪndəz /

noun

1. nautical a bar of soft iron mounted on a binnacle to compensate for local magnetism causing error to the compass

Word History and Origins

Origin of Flinders bar¹

First recorded in 1880–85; named after M. Flinders

Word History and Origins

Origin of Flinders bar¹

C19: named after Matthew Flinders (died 1814), English navigator

Example Sentences

This bar, now known as a “Flinders bar,” is still in general use.

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