dead reckoning
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noun Navigation.
calculation of one's position on the basis of distance run on various headings since the last precisely observed position, with as accurate allowance as possible being made for wind, currents, compass errors, etc.
one's position as so calculated.
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Origin of dead reckoning
First recorded in 1605–15
Words nearby dead reckoning
deadpan, dead point, dead president, dead pulp, dead-reckon, dead reckoning, dead ringer, deadrise, dead run, Dead Sea, Dead Sea fruit
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British Dictionary definitions for dead reckoning
dead reckoning
noun
a method of establishing one's position using the distance and direction travelled rather than astronomical observations
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