Pelorus - English meaning
Pelorus – definitions in English dictionary
nounA sighting device on a ship for taking the relative bearings of a distant object.
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As the navigator's equivalent of adventurer with a pelorus, she has endeared herself to the ship's …
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Word origin
mid 19th century: perhaps from Pelorus, said to be the name of Hannibal's pilot.
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