pelorus / pəˈlɔr əs, -ˈloʊr- /

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pelorus 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural pe·lo·rus·es.Navigation.

  1. a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.

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  1. But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achmenides with them.
  2. Directly opposite stood another building of the same sort, called the tower of Pelorus.
  3. But while they doubted, there blew a north wind from Pelorus, wherewith they sailed onwards, and Achæmenides with them.
  4. The center line of the pelorus should also be directly over the keel line of the ship.
  5. Second, it must be remembered that the bearing of any object obtained from the pelorus is the bearing by compass.