About The Word Dead-reckoning
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Dead-reckoning
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What's The Definition Of Dead-reckoning?
[n] navigation without the aid of celestial observations
[n] an estimate based on little or no information Synonyms | Synonyms for Dead-reckoning: guess | guessing | guesswork | shot Related Terms | Find terms related to Dead-reckoning: aspect | astronavigation | attitude | azimuth | bearing | bearings | celestial navigation | chronometer | coastwise navigation | consolan | exposure | fix | frontage | lay | lie | line of position | loran | orientation | pilotage | plane sailing | point-to-point navigation | position | position line | radar | radio beacon | radio bearing | radio navigation | set | sextant | shoran | sofar | sonar | tables See Also | approximation | estimate | estimation | idea | navigation | pilotage | piloting Dead-reckoning In Webster's Dictionary \Dead"-reck`on*ing\, n. (Naut.)
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