Definitions
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- noun A form of
compass in whichdirection is evaluated bysighting stars of known position
Etymologies
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astro- + compass
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Examples
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"Well, I think we can get some stuff out of the astrocompass that can be used.
Four-Day Planet H. Beam Piper 1934
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