dead reckoning
dead reckoning
nounDefinition of DEAD RECKONING
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
— dead reckon verb
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