LUBBER'S POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lubber's point mean? 

• LUBBER'S POINT (noun)
  The noun LUBBER'S POINT has 1 sense:

1. a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading

  Familiarity information: LUBBER'S POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUBBER'S POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

lubber's line; lubber's mark; lubber's point; lubber line

Hypernyms ("lubber's point" is a kind of...):

point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)