🔤 Portolan ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
samundari naqsha, jahaz rani ka naqsha, bandargahon ka naqsha, samundari chart, jahaz ka naqsha, bandargah ka naqsha, samundari naqsha, jahaz rani ka chart
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ENGLISH
📚noun
portolan
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈpɔːrtələn/
Phonetic: /por tuh lun/
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DEFINITION
a medieval nautical chart used by sailors for navigation, showing coastlines, ports, and compass directions
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The portolan charts guided sailors along the Mediterranean coast.
Medieval navigators relied on portolan charts for safe voyages.
The library preserves several rare portolan charts from the thirteenth century.
Portolan charts included compass roses and rhumb lines for navigation.
The portolan shows the coastline with remarkable accuracy for its time.
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SYNONYMS
nautical chart
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