NAVIG.

Meaning of NAVIG. in English

navigation.

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WET COMPASS — Navig. a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid. Also called liquid compass . Cf. dry compass .
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WEST-SOUTHWEST — /west"sowth'west"/ ; Naut. /west"sow'west"/ , Navig., Survey. n. 1. a point on the compass midway between west and southwest. adj. …
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WEST-NORTHWEST — /west"nawrth'west"/ ; Naut. /west"nawr'west"/ , Navig., Survey. n. 1. a point on the compass midway between west and northwest. adj. …
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WESTING — /wes"ting/ , n. 1. Navig. the distance due west made good on any course tending westward; westerly departure. 2. Survey. …
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WEST BY SOUTH — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbr.: WbS
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WEST BY NORTH — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbr.: WbN
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VOR — Navig. omnirange. [ v ( ery high frequency ) o ( mni ) r ( ange ) ]
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VARIATION — — variational, variative /vair"ee ay'tiv/ , adj. — variationally, variatively , adv. /vair'ee ay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the act, process, …
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VANE — — vaned , adj. — vaneless , adj. /vayn/ , n. 1. See weather vane . 2. a blade, plate, …
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UNCORRECT — /un'keuh rekt"/ , v.t. Navig. 1. to convert (a true course) into a magnetic course. 2. to convert (a magnetic …
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TRUE NORTH — Navig., Survey. the direction of the north pole from a given point.
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TRUE COURSE — Navig. a course whose bearing is given relative to the geographical meridian. Cf. compass course, magnetic course .
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TRUE — — trueness , n. /trooh/ , adj., truer, truest , n., adv., v., trued, truing or trueing . adj. 1. …
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TRIANGULATION — /truy ang'gyeuh lay"sheuhn/ , n. Survey., Navig. 1. a technique for establishing the distance between any two points, or the …
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SPIRIT COMPASS — Navig. a wet compass filled with a mixture of alcohol and water.
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SOUTHWEST BY WEST — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' west of southwest. Abbr.: SWbW
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SOUTHWEST BY SOUTH — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' south of southwest. Abbr.: SWbS
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SOUTH-SOUTHWEST — /sowth"sowth'west"/ ; Naut. /sow"sow'west"/ , Navig., Survey. n. 1. the point on the compass midway between south and southwest. adj. …
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SOUTH-SOUTHEAST — /sowth"sowth'eest"/ ; Naut. /sow"sow'eest"/ , Navig., Survey. n. 1. the point on the compass midway between south and southeast. adj. …
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SOUTHEAST BY SOUTH — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' south of southeast. Abbr.: SEbS
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SOUTHEAST BY EAST — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' east of southeast. Abbr.: SEbE
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SOUTH BY WEST — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' west of south. Abbr.: SbW
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SOUTH BY EAST — Navig., Survey. a point on the compass 11°15' east of south. Abbr.: SbE
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SOUNDING MACHINE — Navig. any of various machines for taking and recording soundings. [ 1840-50 ]
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SONOBUOY — /son"euh booh'e, -boy'/ , n. Navig. a buoy that emits a radio signal on receiving an underwater signal from a …
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SKY COMPASS — Navig. a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
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SHADOW PIN — Navig. a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the …
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SHA — Navig. sidereal hour angle.
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SAILING — /say"ling/ , n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from …
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RUNNING FIX — Navig. a fix made from a moving vessel or aircraft from observations made at different times, the course and distance …
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RIGHT-HAND BUOY — Navig. a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
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