dead reckoning
A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the…A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel.
gissen, Koppelnavigation
- navigation without the aid of celestial observations
- an estimate based on little or no information
Translations
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Origin
Uncertain. Not short for deduced or deductive, but this belief explains the alternative spUncertain. Not short for deduced or deductive, but this belief explains the alternative spelling ded reckoning (which actually originated centuries later).
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plural: dead reckoningsSynonyms
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