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compass card
n.
A freely pivoting circular disk carrying the magnetic needles of a compass and marked with the 32 points of the compass and the 360 degrees of the circle.
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compass card
n
(Navigation) a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
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com′pass card`
n.
a circular card displaying the points of the compass that rotates freely to point to magnetic north.
[1870–75]
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| Noun | 1. |  compass card - compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic northmagnetic compass - compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north |
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