PORTOLAN

Meaning of PORTOLAN in English

n. (also portolano) (pl. portolans or portolanos) hist. a book of sailing directions with charts, descriptions of harbours, etc.

Etymology: It. portolano f. porto PORT(1)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

PORTOLAN — ˈpōrd. ə lən noun or por·tu·lan “, -rchəl- ( -s ) Etymology: Italian portolano : portolano
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PORTOLAN — [ 'pɔ:təlan ] (also ~o ˌpɔ:tə'lα:nəʊ ) ■ noun ( plural ~s or ~os ) historical a book of sailing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PORTOLAN — n. (also portolano) (pl. portolans or portolanos) hist. a book of sailing directions with charts, descriptions of harbours, etc. [It. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PORTOLAN — n. (also portolano) (pl. portolans or portolanos) hist. a book of sailing directions with charts, descriptions of harbours, etc. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PORTOLAN CHART — also called Harbour-finding Chart, Compass Chart, or Rhumb Chart, navigational chart of the European Middle Ages (1300-1500). The earliest dated …
Britannica English vocabulary
PORTOLAN CHART — Портулан
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PORTULAN — variant of portolan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARTOGRAPHY — the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or …
Britannica English vocabulary
ПОРТУЛАН — Portolan chart
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

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