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portolans

portolans is the plural of portolan.

Meaning of portolan

Noun

portolan (plural portolans)

  1. (historical) A chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts.
    • Portolans are as old as the European mariner's magnetic compass, and for about two centuries the two depended on each other for the growth and safe passage of Mediterranean trade.2012, Simon Garfield, On the Map, Profile Books, page 110

Questions about portolans

What is portolans the plural of?
Portolans is the plural of portolan.

Words near portolans in the dictionary

  1. Portola Valley
  2. portolan
  3. portolani
  4. portolano
  5. portolanos
  6. portolans
  7. portomesenteric
  8. Porton
  9. Porton Down
  10. portoportal
  11. portopulmonary

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