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pelorus
[ puh-lawr-uhs, -lohr- ]
noun
, Navigation.
, plural pe·lo·rus·es.
- a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
pelorus
/ pɪˈlɔːrəs /
noun
- a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pelorus1
1850–55; perhaps < Latin Pelōrus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pelorus1
of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory
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Example Sentences
But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achmenides with them.
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Directly opposite stood another building of the same sort, called the tower of Pelorus.
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But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achæmenides with them.
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The center line of the pelorus should also be directly over the keel line of the ship.
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Second, it must be remembered that the bearing of any object obtained from the pelorus is the bearing by compass.
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