longitude by account

American  

noun

Navigation.

1. the longitude of the position of a vessel as estimated by dead reckoning.

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Example Sentences

I observed in latitude 18° 58´ S; our longitude, by account, 3° 4´ W from the island Tofoa, having made a N 72° W course, distance 95 miles, since yesterday noon.

From A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat by Bligh, William

Latitude 21 degrees 40 minutes 42 seconds; longitude by account 117 degrees 17 minutes east. 8th June.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

Latitude 22 degrees 56 minutes 23 seconds; longitude by account 117 degrees 21 minutes. 19th June.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

The latitude of this place is 53° 43' S. the longitude, by account, 73° 24' W.; the variation is two points easterly.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Latitude observed 14° 50´ S; course N 71° W; distance 102 miles; and longitude, by account, 11° 39´ W. from Tofoa.

From A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat by Bligh, William