πυξιδοθήκη

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κάμψαι διαύλου θάτερον κῶλον πάλινbend back along the second turn of the race, turning the bend and coming back for the second leg of the double run, run the homeward course, retrace one's steps

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Greek Monolingual

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κυλινδρικό κιβώτιο όπου τοποθετείται η μαγνητική πυξίδα τών πλοίων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < πυξίδα + θήκη (πρβλ. ίματιο-θήκη). Η λ. μαρτυρείται από το 1858 στο Ὀνοματολόγιον Ναυτικόν].