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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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