Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An arrangement of apparatus whereby a gunner may point a cannon to the exact position of an object not visible to him.
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Examples
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Some days, she became convinced the position-finder was nothing but a Smokey trick leading them around the wild forever: crippled Zane struggling to make it through the long nights of travel; psycho Tally alone inside her sneak suit, detached and invisible.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Fausto had managed to gather up some of the usual Smokey survival gear: a knife, water filter, position-finder, firestarter, and some safety sparklers, along with a few dozen packets of soap.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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The two villagers regarded the newcomers suspiciously, though, until Zane produced the position-finder.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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He grinned, relieved, and handed her the position-finder.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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After breakfast, the position-finder offered up its bad news.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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As Tally made her way back down the river, she held the position-finder tightly in her scarred hand, thinking hard.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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We can fly without stopping—no bubbleheads to slow us down, no Smokey position-finder taking us on the scenic route.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Tally sank back into the grass, relieved—the position-finder had told them to stop here.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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Some days, she became convinced the position-finder was nothing but a Smokey trick leading them around the wild forever: crippled Zane struggling to make it through the long nights of travel; psycho Tally alone inside her sneak suit, detached and invisible.
SPECIALS SCOTT WESTERFELD 2006
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The two villagers regarded the newcomers suspiciously, though, until Zane produced the position-finder.
SPECIALS SCOTT WESTERFELD 2006
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