rotating compass card
1compass card — noun a circular rotating card showing the thirty two principal bearings, forming the indicator of a magnetic compass …
2Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …
3compass — compassable, adj. compassless, adj. /kum peuhs/, n. 1. an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north. 2. the enclosing line or limits of any area; perimeter: You can… …
4compass — n. & v. n. 1 (in full magnetic compass) an instrument showing the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. 2 (usu. in pl.) an instrument for taking measurements and describing circles, with two arms connected at one end by a movable… …
5navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …
6omnibearing indicator — An indicator that gives bearing information by a pointer rotating over a fixed compass card or a rotating card against a fixed datum. VOR (very high frequency omnidirectional radio range) bearings are magnetic bearings on an OBI, whereas the… …
7Radio direction finder — Civil Air Patrol members practice using a handheld radio direction finder to locate an emergency locator transmitter …
824-hour watch — A 24 hour watch is a wristwatch with an hour hand that completes a revolution every 24 hours. This type of watch is especially useful for airplane pilots, astronauts, members of the military, or anyone who uses a 24 hour clock.The face may be… …
9List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …
10Winning Streak — To learn about the American game show of the same name, see Winning Streak (US game show). For sports winning streaks, check out Winning streak (sports) Infobox Television show name = Winning Streak caption = genre = Game show creator = writer =… …
