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telltale compasses

telltale compasses is the plural of telltale compass.

Meaning of telltale compass

Noun

telltale compass (plural telltale compasses)

  1. A compass installed in the cabin so that the captain or other officer may check the course of a ship without going to the deck; often upturned and suspended from the ceiling.
    • To my great surprise, however, when I emerged from my state-room and caught a glimpse of the tell-tale compass hanging in gimbals in the skylight opening of the main cabin, I saw that the ship was heading to the eastward! — Harry Collingwood, "The Pirate Slaver", 1895
    Synonyms:
    cabin compass

Questions about telltale compasses

What is telltale compasses the plural of?
Telltale compasses is the plural of telltale compass.

Words near telltale compasses in the dictionary

  1. tells time
  2. tells volumes
  3. tellsome
  4. telltale
  5. telltale compass
  6. telltale compasses
  7. telltale tit
  8. telltale tits
  9. telltales
  10. telltruth
  11. telltruths

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