pelorus

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pelorus

/pɪˈlɔːɹəs/

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Reportedly the name of Hannibal's pilot.

noun peloruses

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

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noun device to take bearing

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עברית	פֶּלוֹרוּס pelórus

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@misc{pelorus_2026,
  title = {pelorus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelorus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}