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Noun: compass card  kúm-pus kaa(r)d
  1. Compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north
    "The sailor used the compass card to navigate through the fog";
    - mariner's compass

Derived forms: compass cards

Type of: magnetic compass

Encyclopedia: Compass card