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Definition of Peloruses
1. pelorus [n] - See also: pelorus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peloruses
Literary usage of Peloruses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Reports of the Navy Department: Report of the Secretary of the Navy by United States Navy Dept (1921)
"Magnetic compasses, azimuth circles, and peloruses.—During the year the United
States Shipping Board ... 3 peloruses, of a total approximate value of ..."
2. Proceedings of the Municipal Engineers of the City of New York (1905)
"... the manufacture of nautical instruments, such as binnacles, peloruses,
illuminated peloruses, etc. Above this floor is located the surveying-instruments ..."
3. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"... they can be shipped in gimbal rings in place of peloruses for use in taking
bearings, or rigidly mounted in front of the helmsman for steering purposes. ..."
4. Shipbuilding Cyclopedia: A Reference Book Covering Definitions of by Bibber Webster, J. L. Bates, Stephen McKay Phillips, Alfred Henry Haag (1920)
"We invite inquiries regarding all kinds of Nautical Equipment—particularly,
Compasses—Liquid or Dry, peloruses—Binnacles—Sextants and Taffrail Logs. ..."
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