Palinurus
Pronunciation : Pal`inu"rus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of ?neas.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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