ship's+compass
21compass swing — noun The process of swinging and compensating a ship or aircraft compass by determining and reducing the deviation coefficients and recording the residual deviations; now done by computer …
22compass corrector — noun : a magnet or magnets or soft iron spheres or bars placed near a compass to neutralize the effect of the ship s magnetism …
23compass course — noun : the course with respect to true north in which a ship or an aircraft is intended to travel * * * Naut. a course whose bearing is relative to the meridian as given by the navigator s compass, no compensation being made for variation or… …
24Deviation of the compass — deviation de vi*a tion, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[ e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. [1913… …
25pole compass — noun : a compass raised (as on a pole) above the deck of an iron or steel ship to lessen the effect of the hull s magnetism * * * (formerly) a ship s compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism …
26Goya (ship) — The Goya was a German transport ship, carrying more than 6,000 mostly wounded Wehrmacht troops and civilians who were fleeing the Soviet army, which was sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945. Most of the passengers drowned, and the sinking of the… …
27pole compass — (formerly) a ship s compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism. * * * …
28telltale compass — /tɛlteɪl ˈkʌmpəs/ (say teltayl kumpuhs) noun a ship s compass normally placed overhead in the captain s cabin to enable the captain to check the steering …
29Azimuth compass — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
30Beam compass — Compass Com pass (k[u^]m pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL. compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com + passus pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.] 1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. [1913 Webster] They fetched a compass of seven day s …
