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noun • A device used to take a bearing on a distant object. | ||||||||
| 35% | 7 | An essential tool for sailors and pilots | ||||||
noun • navigational instrument for finding directions • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: • the limit of capability • drafting instrument used for drawing circles verb • bring about; accomplish • travel around, either by plane or ship • get the meaning of something | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Term for sailors or sailors' food | ||||||
noun • A salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile). • An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway. • The saltwater fluke or dab. | ||||||||
Sailors Compass Crossword Clue
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PELORUS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PELORUS
Updated: October 10, 2023
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