Pelorus (instrument)
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In marine navigation, a pelorus is a reference tool for maintaining bearing of a vessel at sea. It is a "simplified compass" without a directive element, suitably mounted and provided with vanes to permit observation of relative bearings.[1]
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The instrument was named for one Pelorus, said to have been the pilot for Hannibal, circa 203 BC.