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Pelorus

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) An instrument similar to a mariner's compass, but without magnetic needles, and having two sight vanes by which bearings are taken, esp. such as cannot be taken by the compass.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pelorus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pelorus.html. 1828.