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单词 compass course
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compass course


noun Nautical.

a course whose bearing is relative to the meridian as given by the navigator's compass, no compensation being made for variation or deviation.
Compare true course, magnetic course.

Origin of compass course

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby compass course

compartmental, compartmentalize, compartmentation, compass, compass card, compass course, compass deviation, compass deviation card, compassion, compassionate, compassionate conservative
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Example sentences from the Web for compass course

  • Altamont, at the controls, waited until they had gained five thousand feet, then turned on a compass-course for Colony Three.

    The Return|H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
  • I'll stand by the helm and you can sing out the compass-course as you re eating.

    The Dreadnought of the Air|Percy F. Westerman
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