PELORUS


Meaning of PELORUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈlȯr-əs ]

noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1854

: a navigational instrument resembling a mariner's compass without magnetic needles and having two sight vanes by which bearings are taken

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.