compass-dial

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noun A small sundial fitted into a box to be carried in the pocket, and so arranged that the gnomon of the dial may be adjusted to the meridian by means of an attached compass-needle.

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Filipino quartermaster gently swung the wheel from time to time in response to the direction of the needle on the illuminated compass-dial.

Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China 1918
Having risen high enough to pass over the tallest tree or steeple, Rob put the indicator to the east of the compass-dial and at once began moving rapidly in that direction.

The Master Key, an Electrical Fairy Tale Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity 1887