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Etymology
Named from Pelorus, reportedly the name of w:Hannibal|Hannibal's pilot.
Pronunciation
IPA|/pɪ'lɔ:rəs/
Noun
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- A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.
#:*1973: Light clusters, clear, deep, on the face of the radio gear…fans up softly off the dial of the pelorus…spills out portholes onto the white river. — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
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