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单词 portolano
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portolano

[ pawr-tl-ah-noh, pohr- ]
/ ˌpɔr tlˈɑ noʊ, ˌpoʊr- /

noun, plural por·to·la·nos, por·to·la·ni [pawr-tl-ah-nee, pohr-]. /ˌpɔr tlˈɑ ni, ˌpoʊr-/.

a descriptive atlas of the Middle Ages, giving sailing directions and providing charts showing rhumb lines and the location of ports and various coastal features.
Also called rutter.

Origin of portolano

1855–60; <Italian: shipmaster's guidebook; earlier, harbor master <Medieval Latin portulānus.See port1, -ule, -an

Words nearby portolano

port of entry, Portofino, Port-of-Spain, portogram, portography, portolano, Porto Novo, Port Orange, Port Orford cedar, Porto Rican, Porto Rico
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  • A sea-chart—probably a portolano—is mentioned as early as the account of the Crusade of St. Louis, in 1270.

    The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea|Gomes Eannes de Azurara
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