"hanging compass" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hanging compasses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hanging compass (plural hanging compasses)
  1. a compass suspended so that the card may be read from beneath
    Sense id: en-hanging_compass-en-noun-IvXU0co7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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