Significados de compass card en inglés

The mariners' compass with a pivoted needle and compass card was introduced.

I glanced at the compass card, and brought the wheel up a spoke.

I thought I heard him say something, and glanced up from the compass card.

Galbraith peered at the swaying compass card, giving himself time.

The brown eyes gazed thoughtfully at the compass card.

That'll show us the compass card at least.

At last he fastened his eyes on the compass card, took refuge, in spirit, inside the binnacle.

You are to keep your eyes on that compass card and move quicker when I give an order.

He peered at the compass card.

He glanced at the tilting compass card but his mind did not register it, nor the helmsman's resentful scowl.

The Malay at the helm looked fixedly at the compass card, the Captain and the Serang stared at the coast.

He watched the compass card steady and felt the keel slicing through the steep rollers as if they were nothing.

Covering these is a thin, wood board upon which is fastened a neatly drawn dial resembling a mariner's compass card.

The necessity of holding one's job: what an iron filing that is on the compass card of a man's brain!

A brief glance at the tilting compass card, seeing the helmsman's fist opening and closing around a spoke, as if beating time to something.

"Aye, aye," answered Harriet promptly, shifting the wheel slightly, eyes fixed on the trembling compass card.