DEAD RECKONING


Meaning of DEAD RECKONING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.