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Meaning of pelorus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pɪˈlɔːɹəs

Definitions

A device used to take a bearing on a distant object.

Equivalents

Suomi suuntimalevy
Français taximètre
Svenska pejlskiva

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

peloruside Pelosi pelosity Peloso Pelot pelota

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