telltale compass
telltale compass · telltale compasses
A compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the…A compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the course of a ship without going to the deck; often upturned and suspended from the ceiling.
Meaning
1 sensesA compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the course of a ship without going to the deck; often upturned and suspended from the ceiling.