MARINER'S COMPASS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north

Synonyms:

compass card; mariner's compass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mariner's compass" is a kind of...):

magnetic compass (compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north)

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