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Definition of: pelorus
(pə·lôr′əs, -lō′rəs) noun
1. Aeron. A circular plate having its movable rim graduated in degrees: used to determine the actual or relative bearings of objects.
2. Nav. An instrument for correcting errors in the compass by stellar observations. [after Pelorus, said to have been Hannibal's pilot]
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