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dead reckoningOne entry found. Main Entry: dead reckoning 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 — dead reckon verb
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