pelorus

[ puh-lawr-uhs, -lohr- ]

/ pəˈlɔr əs, -ˈloʊr- /

noun, plural pe·lo·rus·es.Navigation.

a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.

Also called dumb compass.

Origin of pelorus

1850–55; perhaps <Latin Pelōrus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation

Words nearby pelorus

Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast

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Example sentences from the Web for pelorus

What the real psychic meaning of "Pelorus Jack" may have been was not recorded by the press.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist|Arthur Conan Doyle
"That's the Pelorus," he told Terry as the yacht passed within a mile, on the way to her former anchorage.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
After a long time the Pelorus got alongside and men quickly fastened the huge buoy to the ship.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster
"The Pelorus will send a boat as soon as we've anchored," he told them.
Creatures of the Abyss|Murray Leinster

But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achæmenides with them.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church

British Dictionary definitions for pelorus

pelorus

/ (pɪˈlɔːrəs) /

noun plural -ruses

a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points

Word Origin for pelorus

of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory

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单词	pelorus
释义	pelorus [ puh-lawr-uhs, -lohr- ] / pəˈlɔr əs, -ˈloʊr- / noun, plural pe·lo·rus·es.Navigation. a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects. Also called dumb compass. Origin of pelorus 1850–55; perhaps <Latin Pelōrus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation Words nearby pelorus Peloponnesian War, Peloponnesus, Pelops, peloria, pelorize, pelorus, pelota, Pelotas, peloton, pelt, peltast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pelorus What the real psychic meaning of "Pelorus Jack" may have been was not recorded by the press. The Wanderings of a Spiritualist\|Arthur Conan Doyle "That's the Pelorus," he told Terry as the yacht passed within a mile, on the way to her former anchorage. Creatures of the Abyss\|Murray Leinster After a long time the Pelorus got alongside and men quickly fastened the huge buoy to the ship. Creatures of the Abyss\|Murray Leinster "The Pelorus will send a boat as soon as we've anchored," he told them. Creatures of the Abyss\|Murray Leinster But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achæmenides with them. Stories from Virgil\|Alfred J. Church British Dictionary definitions for pelorus pelorus / (pɪˈlɔːrəs) / noun plural -ruses a sighting device used in conjunction with a magnetic compass or a gyrocompass for measuring the relative bearings of observed points Word Origin for pelorus of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin Pelōrus a dangerous Sicilian promontory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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