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COMPASS CARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north
Synonyms:
compass card; mariner's compass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("compass card" is a kind of...):
magnetic compass (compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north)