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mariner's compass
noun
Definition of MARINER'S COMPASS
: a compass used in navigation that consists of parallel magnetic needles or bundles of needles permanently attached to a card marked to indicate direction and degrees of a circle
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First Known Use of MARINER'S COMPASS
1594
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