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Complete Definition of "pelorus"

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Etymology
Named from Pelorus, reportedly the name of w:Hannibal|Hannibal's pilot.

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɪ'l�:r�s/

Noun
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  1. A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.

#:*1973: Light clusters, clear, deep, on the face of the radio gear�fans up softly off the dial of the pelorus�spills out portholes onto the white river. � Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

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