| 单词 | compass course |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompass course compass course n. a course steered by compass; spec. Nautical and Aeronautics, the line of direction indicated by the compass but not actually taken by a boat or airship, allowance having been made for deviation caused by wind, currents, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [noun] > indicated by compass compass course1851 1851 Family Friend IV. 294/1 Compass, which registers upon paper the compass course which a vessel has been steered in for twenty-four hours. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 201 To shape a direct compass-course over the cordilleras from Sandia to Vilque. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 13 Jan. 3/2 It is not a simple matter to keep a given compass course at night. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 39 Our compass course will then be in the direction A–E. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 41 A very simple way of calculating the compass course. < as lemmas |
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