DEAD RECKONING


Meaning of DEAD RECKONING in English

Function: noun

Date: 1613

1 : the determination without the aid of celestial observations of the position of a ship or aircraft from the record of the courses sailed or flown, the distance made, and the known or estimated drift

2 : GUESSWORK

– dead reckon verb

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