| 单词 | nautical compass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnautical compass nautical compass n. = compass n.1 12a; also called mariner's compass. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > compass compass?1518 dial1523 shipman's card1530 nautical compass1552 mariner's compass1594 pyx1686 pyxis1686 box and needle1753 magnetic compass1838 1552Nauticall compasse [see sense A.]. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Dyalling 8 A Card of the Nautical Compass. 1780 Philos. Trans. 1779 (Royal Soc.) 69 545 There could be no great difficulty to adapt to these kind of needles a thin glass, metallic, or enamelled plate, serving instead of the card in the common nautical compasses. 1870 Rep. U.S. Commissioners Paris Universal Expos. 1867 604 A nautical compass invented by Mr. E. S. Ritchie, of Boston..was noticeable as being a much more important improvement than the foregoing. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 31 Jan. (Westchester Weekly section) 11/1 Seamanship, the use of electronic aids, the nautical compass, tides and currents and ‘rules of the road’ will meet the requirements for a United States Coast Guard six-passenger operator's license. < as lemmas |
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