Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Pelorus

A stanchion topped with a compass, used to shoot bearings to an object for navigation purposes. Incidentally, Pelorus was the name of Hannibal's navigator.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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