PELORUS


Meaning of PELORUS in English

/peuh lawr"euhs, -lohr"-/ , n. , pl. peloruses . Navig.

a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects. Also called dumb compass .

[ 1850-55; perh. Pelorus, now Faro in Sicily, a cape which requires skill in navigation ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .