VIGIA


Meaning of VIGIA in English

/vi jee"euh/ ; Sp. /bee hee"ah/ , n. , pl. vigias /-jee"euhz/ ; Sp. /-hee"ahs/ .

a navigational hazard whose existence or position is uncertain.

[ 1865-70; vigía lookout, reef, prob.

vigia, n. deriv. of vigiar to watch vigilare; see VIGILANT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .