noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
compass rose
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
magnetic
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Turns on to headings will be made at the standard rate, but using the stop-watch, not magnetic compass .
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Remember that the magnetic compass , clock and stop-watch are your most important navigation instruments.
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If this is simply a directional gyro it must be synchronised with the magnetic compass at frequent intervals.
moral
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His distinguishing trait is an unwavering moral compass , conspicuous by its absence in college basketball.
■ VERB
point
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Point the truck west and the engine is now to the left, so it pulls the compass needle left.
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The compass needle points to the magnetic north pole.
use
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Contact:. 5 Learn how to use a compass at Jerusalem Farm in Calderdale.
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Scarcely used is the compass , the flasher and the watch.
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This method of finding the way was used until compasses and maps were invented.
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He used his new plastic compass to hold a bearing due north.
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To cut a board around a curved or irregular object such as a stone or pipe, use a compass .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
moral compass
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Our compass showed that the body pointed straight towards Skeleton Island, and in a line East-South-East and by East.
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Some scientists think that they use the sun as a compass .
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The compass card will swing back when attitude is stabilised after the turn - Overshoot your heading.
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The exponent is guided by the directions of the compass and defends each area with a block and counter-attack.
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The very last thing I note is which direction a swim faces and for this I carry a small compass .
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This inner focus is truly the compass of our lives, directing us in the ways we live and behave.
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To cut a board around a curved or irregular object such as a stone or pipe, use a compass .