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Word: Pelorus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: perhaps from Pelorus, said to be the name of Hannibal's pilot
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɪˈlɔːrəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sighting device on a ship for taking the relative bearings of a distant object.
Short Definition:sighting device on ship for taking relative bearings of distant object
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