compass card
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The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked…The circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.
Meaning
1 sensesThe circular card attached to the needles of a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two points or rhumbs.
compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north
Forms
plural: compass cards| Singular | compass card |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north:mariner's compass