Pelorus Definition
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Probably named around 1854 by the applicants for the British patent on the device, after Latin Pelōrus Greek Pelōros the name of a skilled pilot whom Hannibal is said to have put to death in Messina for treachery (although Hannibal later realized the pilot's faithfulness and erected a monument to him there) probably a legendary name derived from Greek Pelōros, Pelōrias ancient names of Messina probably from pelōros prodigious, monstrous (perhaps from the dangerous whirlpool, winds, and currents of the Strait of Messina) peloria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probably named around 1854 by the applicants for the British patent on the device, after Latin Pelōrus Greek Pelōros the name of a skilled pilot whom Hannibal is said to have put to death in Messina for treachery (although Hannibal later realized the pilot's faithfulness and erected a monument to him there) probably a legendary name derived from Greek Pelōros, Pelōrias ancient names of Messina probably from pelōros prodigious, monstrous (perhaps from the dangerous whirlpool, winds, and currents of the Strait of Messina) peloria
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Reportedly the name of Hannibal's pilot.
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