compas
/ˈkʌmpəs/
noun
- A misspelling or variant of 'compass' (a device for finding direction or a tool for drawing circles).
- The old map had a hand-drawn compas rose in the corner.
- The student wrote 'compas' instead of 'compass' on the spelling test.
- In some informal writing, 'compas' is used as a short form of 'compass'.